This Day In History: July 14th Due to modern-day comforts, one often associates the freezer and refrigerator as a single…
Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University (Long Beach), was born on July 14, 1941, in…
This Day In History: July 6th The Southeast nations of Malawi and Comoros are considered home to a population of…
This Day In History: July 1st Super producer and multi-talented artist, Missy Elliot, has been reinventing herself and redefining what…
To be able to easily “pass” as a white man and refuse to do so in the 1860s must have…
Muhammad Ali’s anti-Vietnam War stance cost him his heavyweight title and nearly his freedom when an all-white jury convicted him…
Leonard Kevin Bias was born and raised in the Prince George’s County area in Maryland, just outside of the Washington,…
Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad was born on June 19, 1948, in Houston, Texas. Rashad is best known for her iconic…
This Day In History: April 15th Harold Washington utilized his family ties and upbringing to embark on an unprecedented political…
This Day In History: June 17th James Weldon Johnson balanced many titles ranging from musical composer to Executive Secretary of…
The Tulsa Race Massacre Ends The arrest of Dick Rowland, a young African-American man accused of assaulting a white woman,…
This Day In History: April 7th Anderson Ruffin Abbott was an esteemed physician and educator who was born on April…