On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for best actor, earning…
On April 12, 1864, Confederate troops commanded by Nathan Bedford Forrest stormed Fort Pillow, a Union outpost on the Mississippi…
The victory of Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in Illinois’ Democratic primary for the United States Senate may represent another milestone…
On April 11, 1881, two white teachers from Massachusetts opened a small school for Black women in the basement of…
Karen Hunter has a message for listeners considering Kanye West’s new album, “Bully”: the music does not erase the man.…
Article by media partner Cuisine Noir, the country’s first Black culinary lifestyle outlet since 2009 dedicated to connecting the African…
On April 10, 1968, six days after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Congress approved one of…
I’m gonna be honest with Y’all and say something that might make people uncomfortable. We’ve spent two months immersed in…
Melvin Edwards, a renowned sculptor famous for his striking wall-mounted steel artworks that represented the pure essence of the Black…
By December, most American men will no longer have to sign up for the Selective Service System on their own.…
The government of Cuba has firmly rejected any suggestion that its political leadership or governing system could be subject to…
Activist and Performer, Paul Robeson, Was Born Actor and activist, Paul Robeson was born in Princeton, New Jersey, April 9,…