today in black history

June 26, 2026

General Lloyd Newton, the first Black member of the Thunderbirds, the elite Air Force precision flying team, was born in 1942 in Ridgeland, SC.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 5

POSTED: February 04, 2009, 5:16 am

  • POST
    • Add to Mixx!
  • SEND TO FRIEND
  • Text Size
  • TEXT SIZE
  • CLEARPRINT
  • PDF

School attendance counselor Sheppard Benyard.

Related References