This Day In History: January 2nd Attorney, scholar and economist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was a woman of many firsts…
The arts community has lost a consummate icon with the passing of legendary dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, a…
Shortly after the Battle of Antietam, former President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary decree to end slavery in Confederate states…
This Day In History: December 31st The proclaimed “Queen of Disco,” Donna Summer, captivated music lovers around the world with…
This Day In History: December 9th The son of a white planter and free Black woman, Pinckney Benton Stewart (P.B.S)…
This Day In History: December 8th Multifaceted performer and musician Sammy Davis Jr. rose to popularity during the 1950s and…
On this day in 1874, violence in Vicksburg, Mississippi, escalated into what became known as the Vicksburg massacre. Estimates of…
This Day In History: December 5th During a time when defying societal norms was considered taboo, the ever-vibrant and flamboyant…
This Day In History: December 2nd Scholar and historian Charles H. Wesley, born December 2, 1891, in Louisville, Kentucky, was…
Today marks the anniversary of Rosa Parks’ bold decision to take a seat for justice on a bus in Montgomery,…
The Caribbean Island of Barbados gained independence from Britain on November 30, 1966. Its first independence ceremony was signified by…
This Day In History: November 29th The outspoken civil rights activist and preacher Adam Clayton Powell Jr. made history and left his…