A Georgia mother has been arrested and charged with murder after she allegedly left her 1-year-old in a hot car while she got her hair done at a salon. The mom also  faces additional charges  of child cruelty and concealing the death of Skylar Fowler. The toddler died on June 15. She was found dead in an Emory University Hospital parking garage in Atlanta. According to an arrest warrant, the mother left the air conditioner running whil she was in the salon, but she returned and the car had died. When emergency crews arrived, the child had died.

The Golden Thirteen  were the thirteen African American  enlisted  men who became the first  African American  commissioned and warrant officers in the  United States Navy .

Anthony Bowen Rev. Anthony Bowen  (1809-1872), was a civic leader among the African-American community in Washington, D.C., and the first African-American employee of the United States Patent Office. Both the Anthony Bowen YMCA and Anthony Bowen Elementary School in Washington, D.C., are named in his honor. BornOctober 8, 1809 Prince George's County, Maryland Died1871 (aged 61–62) Washington, DCOccupationUnited States government employee Born a slave on October 8, 1809, in Prince George's County, MD, on the estate of William Bradley, he was one of four children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowen. In 1826, he bought his freedom and started the first black YMCA. He moved to the Southwest Section of Washington. [1] Despite having no formal education, Bowen was able to become a clerk in the United States Patent Office. He started as a laborer, moving up to messenger before being named to a clerkship. [1] In addition to his work, Bowen was a leader of the community. His home in t

Thomas Mundy Peterson Thomas Mundy Peterson  (October 6, 1824 – February 4, 1904) of  Perth Amboy, New Jersey was the first  African-American  to  vote  in an  election  under the just-enacted provisions of the  15th Amendment  to the  United States Constitution . His vote was cast on March 31, 1870. [1] [2] Thomas Mundy Peterson  BornOctober 6, 1824 Metuchen, New Jersey DiedFebruary 4, 1904 (age 79) Perth Amboy, New Jersey Known forThe first African American to vote in the United States after the passage of the 15th Amendment BiographyEdi He was born in  Metuchen, New Jersey . His father, also named Thomas, worked for the Mundy family. He was a slave and his mother, Lucy Green, was a slave of Hugh Newell (1744–1816) of Freehold Township, New Jersey. Thomas was  manumitted  at age 21 by Newell's will. He was a  school  principal between 1870 and 1878 and a general handyman in Perth Amboy. Active in the  Republican Party , and the Prohibition Party, he became the city'