On May 15, 1785, John Marrant, a free Black preacher born in colonial America, was ordained as a Methodist minister…
On May 14, 1881, Mary Jane Seacole, the Jamaican-born nurse and entrepreneur who earned admiration from British soldiers during the…
Slavery Was Abolished in Brazil Home to more people of African ancestry than any other country outside of those in…
This Day In History: May 12th Mervyn Dymally is the first Caribbean-born person to serve in the United States Congress…
Minister and Social Activist Louis Farrakhan Was Born The fiery Minister Louis Farrakhan was born on May 11, 1933, in…
Orator and Abolitionist, Henry Bibb, Was Born Abolitionist Henry Walton Bibb was born into bondage on May 10, 1815, in…
This Day In History: May 9th Writer, orator and physician were just some of the titles held by Harlem Renaissance…
This Day In History: May 8th In a field that was known for being dominated by men, Mary Lou Williams…
On May 7, 1844, the New England Anti-Slavery Society endorsed a strikingly radical proposition for its time: that Northern states…
Willie Mays was a young phenom out of Alabama who, when stepping onto the field for his MLB debut with…
This Day In History: May 5th Former United States Ambassador and government official Clinton E. Knox was able to serve…
This Day In History: May 5th With over a century’s worth of publications, the Chicago Defender has made its mark…