This Week in Black History January 29 – 31

January 29, 1926 – Attorney, Violette Neatley Anderson became the first Black woman to practice law before the United States Supreme Court

Richard Theodore Greener

January 30, 1844 – America’s first Black diplomat to a white country (Russia), Richard Theodore Greener was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also Harvard University’s first Black graduate.

Jackie Robinson

January 31, 1919 – Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson was born