This Day In History: February 27th Famed contralto Marian Anderson began to take the music world by storm during the…
This Day In History: February 26th The 15th Amendment granted formerly enslaved men the right to vote and was the…
This Day In History: February 25th Cheyney University began as a school to train future teachers from the African American…
This day in history marks the birth of Daniel Alexander Payne, a towering figure in American religious and educational history…
This Day in History: February 23rd W.E.B Du Bois helped to transform the view of African Americans in society through…
This Day In History: February 22nd The island nation of Saint Lucia is home to a population of more than…
Singer, songwriter and activist Nina Simone entertained audiences on stage with a range of styles, including classical, jazz, folk, R&B,…
Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927, in Miami, an unexpected arrival that would shape one of the most…
Dorothy Maynor died on February 19, 1996, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, closing the life of a singer and educator who…
This Day In History: February 19th Acclaimed performer Smokey Robinson introduced fans of the rhythm and blues genre to the…
Poet Laureate and activist Audre Lorde lived her life as a self-described “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” and wrote essential…
This Day In History: February 18th Celebrated author Toni Morrison published novels that explored themes related to the African American…