This Day in Quiztory

This Day in Quiztory

A podcast featuring short narratives about significant events in African American history read by celebrities and influential community leaders.

Episodes

August 18, 2025 1 min
#OTD Civil rights activist James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi after being the first African American student admitted to the institution.
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#OTD Priest James Augustine Healy became the first black Bishop in the United States. Actor Tom Wright narrates.
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Labor union, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was formed by A. Philip Randolph. It was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter with the American Federation of Labor.
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May 6, 2025 1 min
#OTD Thoroughbred horse racer Marlon St. Julien rode in the Kentucky Derby, making him the first African American jockey to do so since 1921.
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#OTD Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. became the first African American admiral in the United States Navy. Actress Keesha Sharp narrates.
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#OTD Charlotte E. Ray became the first female admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Ray was also the first black female attorney in the United States. Recording artist Kevin Ross narrates.
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Today we celebrate psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark whose "doll studies" were influential in the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education
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#OTD The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was organized as the principal channel for student commitment to the civil rights movement in the U.S.
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April 14, 2025 1 min
#OTD Elston Howard, the first African American player to make the NY Yankees roster, made his major league debut.
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#OTD The largest slave uprising, planned by Denmark Vesey, was scheduled to be carried out in Charleston, South Carolina.
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#OTD Several days of rioting began in New York City to protest the draft during the Civil War.
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#OTD Emmy Award winning actress Beah Richards was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Recording artist Jamie Jones celebrates her life and legacy.
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#OTD Author and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, who wrote about his experience as a slave and journey from Africa through the middle passage, purchased his freedom. Actor Brandon Larkins narrates.
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Radio host Tyrone DuBose celebrates hall of fame outfielder Andre Dawson
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Today we celebrate Toni "Tomboy" Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball, as part of the Negro Leagues
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#OTD Democratic politician Kenneth Gibson was elected the 36th mayor of Newark, New Jersey and the first African American to lead the city.
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#OTD Lawyer and activist Vernon E. Jordan was appointed executive director of the National Urban League. Actor Brian White shines a spotlight on his legacy.
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#OTD Pitcher Don Newcombe, winner of Rookie of the Year, MVP and a Cy Young Award, the first pitcher to win that combo of accolades in a career, was born in Madison, New Jersey. Actor Edwin Hodge narrates.
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March 2, 2023 1 min
#OTD in 1867, Howard University was established in Washington, DC.
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#OTD in 1946, hall of fame defensive end Elvin Bethea was born in Trenton, New Jersey.
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