Lawyer, writer and wife of the 44th President of the United States, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, was born on January…
After joining the Civil Rights Movement as a young college student, Julian Bond committed himself to fighting for equality in…
This Day In History: July 11th In the wake of failed Reconstruction attempts and Jim Crow tactics, prominent African-American intellectuals…
Agriculturist, lawyer and Congressman Arthur Wergs Mitchell made history as the first African-American elected to Congress as a Democrat in…
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner, in a one-legged blue bodysuit, bolted from the starting blocks and into the world record books…
Carter G. Woodson said, “When you control a man’s thinking, you do not have to worry about his actions. You…
This Day In History: December 18th As a strong supporter of voting rights and upward mobility, Congressman George Henry White…
This Day In History: December 15th With classic films such as Boomerang and Bebe’s Kids in his repertoire, it is…
Urban radio has been a powerful tool to inform and highlight members of the African-American community for decades. However, we…
This Day In History: June 27th Writer and poet Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872, in Dayton,…
On a rainy summer day in 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford soared toward the stars on NASA’s Challenger. He let out…
With more than two decades of foreign affairs experience, Susan Rice has used her knowledge to serve as an adviser…