This Day This Day in History, August 11th: The Watts Riots 2 minute read On August 11, 1965, more than 30,000 people in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood began rioting after the arrest… Shayla FarrowAugust 11, 2022
This Day This Day in History, August 10th 2 minute read Anna Julia Cooper, educator, educator, the fourth Black American woman to earn a Ph.D. (in history from the… Shayla FarrowAugust 10, 2022
This Day Did You Know the Legendary Whitney Houston Was Born on This Day? 3 minute read This Day In History: August 9th From Baby Boomers to Generation Z, people of all ages have heard… Shayla FarrowAugust 9, 2022
This Day Did You Know Explorer, Matthew Alexander Henson, Was Born on This Day? 2 minute read Matthew Alexander Henson, one of the first men to reach the North Pole, was born August 8, 1866.… Shayla FarrowAugust 8, 2022
This Day Did You Know Nobel Prize-winning Activist, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Was Born on This Day? 2 minute read Ralph Johnson Bunche, Nobel Prize winner, scholar and activist was born August 7, 1904, in Detroit, Michigan. His… Shayla FarrowAugust 7, 2022
This Day This Day in History: August 7th 1 minute read Baseball trailblazer Hank Aaron ranked on the all-time home run list for more than three decades before Barry… EJ StewartAugust 7, 2022
This Day Did You Know Jamaica Declared Independence on This Day in History 2 minute read From the food to the music, the cultural influence of Jamaica is undeniable. The Caribbean country proclaimed its… Shayla FarrowAugust 6, 2022
Diaspora Did You Know Burkina Faso Gained Independence on This Day in History? 2 minute read Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa and formerly known as Upper Volta, became independent on August… Shayla FarrowAugust 5, 2022
This Day Did You Know Edward Blyden, Father of Pan-Africanism, Was Born on This Day? 2 minute read Before Marcus Garvey, there was Edward Blyden, who is considered to be the “Father of Pan-Africanism.” Blyden was… Shayla FarrowAugust 3, 2022
This Day Did You Know Niger Gained Independence on This Day in History? 2 minute read The Republic of Niger, one of the largest inland countries in West Africa, gained its independence on August 3,… Shayla FarrowAugust 3, 2022
This Day Did You Know Historian, John Hope Franklin, Was Born on This Day? 2 minute read Esteemed African-American historian, John Hope Franklin, was born January 2, 1915, in Rentiesville, Oklahoma. Franklin is noted for… Shayla FarrowAugust 2, 2022
This Day Did You Know Author and Activist, James Arthur Baldwin, Was Born on This Day? 2 minute read Best-selling author and activist, James Arthur Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York. His… Shayla FarrowAugust 2, 2022