This Day In History: December 9th The son of a white planter and free Black woman, Pinckney Benton Stewart (P.B.S)…
This Day In History: December 8th Multifaceted performer and musician Sammy Davis Jr. rose to popularity during the 1950s and…
On this day in 1874, violence in Vicksburg, Mississippi, escalated into what became known as the Vicksburg massacre. Estimates of…
This Day In History: December 5th During a time when defying societal norms was considered taboo, the ever-vibrant and flamboyant…
On this day in 2006, events in the small town of Jena, Louisiana, drew national attention as a local assault…
This Day In History: December 2nd Scholar and historian Charles H. Wesley, born December 2, 1891, in Louisville, Kentucky, was…
Today marks the anniversary of Rosa Parks’ bold decision to take a seat for justice on a bus in Montgomery,…
The Caribbean Island of Barbados gained independence from Britain on November 30, 1966. Its first independence ceremony was signified by…
This Day In History: November 29th The outspoken civil rights activist and preacher Adam Clayton Powell Jr. made history and left his…
On November 28, 1929, Berry Gordy III was born in Detroit, setting the stage for one of the most influential…
From an idea inspired by a pot roast to a tangible product, Marjorie Stewart Joyner made major strides in the…
Tina Turner took the world of music by storm in the 1960s as part of the Ike and Tina Turner…