This Day In History: May 16th Attorney, politician and founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, John Conyers Jr., spent…
This Day In History: May 13th With more than two dozen Grammy awards to his name and over 20 studio…
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…
This Day In History: March 5 The first fatality of the Boston Massacre was Crispus Attucks, a sailor of African…
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 With over a century’s worth of publications, the Chicago Defender has made its mark…
Educator And Activist, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Was Born Influential educator and social activist Nannie Helen Burroughs was born on May…