On July 21, 1896, in the heart of Washington, D.C., over 100 Black women leaders gathered at Nineteenth Street Baptist…
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A ceremony held late last week honored Renee Messelin, a World War I veteran who was the first Black woman…
This Day In History: July 20th Prior to 1993, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, had never had an African…
This Day In History: July 19th Writer, educator and activist Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson used her talents to address complex…
This Day In History: July 18th Respected inventor and businessman Leonard C. Bailey received several patents and co-founded the Capital…
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Moses adds another title to his impressive resume. Four years ago, we wrote this story on new Fiesta Bowl Executive Director…
This Day In History: July 17th Legendary actress and performer Diahann Carroll began her career during the 1950s and earned…
On this day 172 years ago, schoolteacher Elizabeth Jennings Graham successfully began her campaign to desegregate the New York transit…
Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862, on a plantation in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She was the oldest…