Did You Know Belize Achieved Full Independence on This Day?
This Day In History: September 21st Belize is a Central American country close to the Caribbean Sea and…
Did You Know The Fugitive Slave Act Was Passed By Congress on This Day?
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of…
Did You Know Two Shows Starring African-American Talent Debuted on This Day?
This Day In History: September 17th Representation in television and media has been a constant struggle for the…
Did You Know National Women’s Hall of Famer, Constance Baker Motley, Was Born on This Day?
National Women’s Hall of Fame member Constance Baker Motley, an activist, lawyer and federal judge who helped to…
Did You Know Scholar Alain Locke Was Born on This Day?
This Day In History: September 13th Gifted scholar Alain LeRoy Locke is often considered by many to be…
Did You Know Lewis Latimer Received a Patent for His Electric Lamp on This Day?
Despite what is left out of history books, it is no secret that African Americans have made great…
Did You Know Mae C. Jemison Became the First Black Woman to Travel to Space on This Day?
On September 12, 1992, Mae C. Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space. Jemison, an…
Did You Know Former Mayor and Activist, Charles Evers, Was Born on This Day?
Mississippi’s first Black mayor since reconstruction, James Charles Evers, was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who…
This Day In History: September 7th
Many icons in the music industry, from Beyonce to Will Smith, share September as a birth month. On…
Did You Know Two Musical Talents Were Born on This Day?
This Day In History: September 6th In addition to being popular singers and entertainers, Sylvester and CeCe Peniston…
Did You Know the Little Rock Nine Attempted to Integrate Central High School on This Day?
This Day In History: September 4th The first day of high school can easily bring out a variety…
This Day in History: September 4th
Literary great and thought provoker Richard Nathaniel Wright was born September 4, 1908, on a plantation in Roxie,…