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This Day in Black History: Dec. 30, 1892

Dr. Miles V. Lynk publishes the first Black medical journal in the U.S.

<p><i>(Photo: The Journal of the National Medical Association)</i></p>

<p>Born in Brownsville, Tenn., in 1871, the son of slaves, Dr. <a href="http://www.tennesseehistory.com/class/Lynk.htm" target="_blank">Miles V. Lynk</a> attended the historically Black Meharry Medical College in Nashville and became the first African-American doctor to practice in Madison County, Tenn. At the age of 21, he established <i>The Medical and Surgical Observer</i>, the first national medical journal for Black physicians. Dr. Lynk died in Memphis in 1957.<br> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>BET National News - Keep up-to-date with breaking news stories from around the nation, including headlines from the hip hop and entertainment world. </i></p>

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