Comedian and entertainer Jackie “Moms” Mabley was born Loretta Mary Aiken Mabley on March 19, 1894, in Brevard, North Carolina.…
This Day In History: March 18th Considered to be one of the first ladies of rap, Queen Latifah, has been…
Jazz legend, Nat King Cole, was born March 17, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama, to a Baptist pastor and a church…
Pioneer physician, Rebecca J. Cole, was born on March 16, 1846, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cole was one of the first…
On March 15, 1959, Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria, beginning the life of a writer who would become…
On March 14, 1933, Quincy Delight Jones Jr., one of the most influential figures in modern music, was born on…
On March 13, 1935, Kofi Awoonor, a Ghanaian poet, scholar and diplomat whose writing helped shape modern African literature, was…
This Day In History: March 12th Pastor, politician and activist Andrew Young Jr. spent his career alongside the likes of…
This Day in History: March 11th “A Raisin in the Sun” has become a staple in theater since its debut…
Hallie Quinn Brown, a known lecturer, reformer and educator, was born on March 10, 1849, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Brown was…
Attorney and civil rights activist Floyd B. McKissick was born in Asheville, N.C., on March 9, 1922. McKissick was the…
This Day In History: March 8th In addition to being staunch supporters of civil rights and alumni of Lincoln University,…