This Day In History: October 15th What do Eric Benét, Ginuwine and Keyshia Cole all have in common? Aside from…
Nelson Mandela, the first Black president of South Africa and father of South African democracy, was born on July 18,…
Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University (Long Beach), was born on July 14, 1941, in…
Throughout her career, Gladys Kidd Jennings has won numerous awards for her pioneering work in the field of nutrition and…
This Day In History: July 1st Super producer and multi-talented artist, Missy Elliot, has been reinventing herself and redefining what…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria, currently home to more than 200 million people, gained independence from Great Britain on October 1,…
Multiple Grammy-Award winner Miles Davis revolutionized jazz many times throughout his lengthy career. Today marks the 30th anniversary of his…
This Day In History: June 1st With more than 100 acting credits to his name, Morgan Freeman has solidified his…
Actor and “Real Table Talk” Host Jada Pinkett Smith celebrates her 50th birthday today. From her early beginnings in “Menace…
Toussaint L’Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian independence movement and a former enslaved person. L’Ouverture fought to end slavery…
This Day In History: May 2nd Prior to the 1870s trains did not operate efficiently and required several stops for…
This Day In History: May 1st Poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote over 100 poems and published several novels over her 40-year…