Did You Know Former NAACP President, Arthur Spingarn, Was Born on This Day?
Former President of the NAACP, Arthur B. Spingarn, spent his career defending the rights of the underrepresented African…
This Day in History: September 29th
The television industry was scratching the surface of its capabilities in the 1970s. Cable television was still in…
Althea Gibson Became the First Black Athlete to Win the US Open on This Day in History
Black stars of the present and the future were the talk of this year’s U.S. Open. But 60…
This Day in History: September 1st
Before George Coleman Poage made history at the 1904 Summer Olympic games, the Missouri-born trailblazer had already been…
This Day in History, August 31: Baseball Icon Frank Robinson Was Born
Baseball icon Frank Robinson was born on this day in 1935 in Beaumont, Texas. He died in February…
This Day in History: August 7th
Baseball trailblazer Hank Aaron ranked on the all-time home run list for more than three decades before Barry…
This Day in History: June 20th
Muhammad Ali’s anti-Vietnam War stance cost him his heavyweight title and nearly his freedom when an all-white jury…
This Day in History: June 17th
American Troops faced a crucial moment on June 17, the Revolutionary War as the British Army occupied Boston…
This Day in History: June 6th
Civil Rights activist James Meredith became the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi on October 1,…
This Day in History: November 13th
Rosa Parks’ decision to face arrest rather than move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama…
This Day in History: October 16th
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos lined up on the starting blocks at the 1968 Summer Olympics in…
Key HBCU Matchups In Week 1
It’s week one of the college football season and several historically black colleges will have the chance to…