With works such as Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, journalist and author Alex Haley was able to capture…
This Day In History: May 5th With over a century’s worth of publications, the Chicago Defender has made its mark…
This Day In History: May 2nd Prior to the 1870s trains did not operate efficiently and required several stops for…
This Day In History: July 25th More than 20 years after experiencing a race riot in the 1940s, residents in…
Lawyer and politician Dame Mary Eugenia Charles marked her place in history when she became prime minister of Dominica on…
Legendary Blues Singer, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Was Born Known by many as the “Mother of Blues,” Ma Rainey could take…
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,…