The First Female Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S. Was Born Jewel Lafontant was a political advisor and lawyer who…
This Day In History: April 26th In modern times, the concept of an ironing board seems quite simple, but in…
This Day In History: April 25th In a sport that consists of more than 65% Black athletes, it may surprise…
This Day In History: April 24th Whether you know him as Coach Robinson from The Steve Harvey Show (1996) or…
Granville T. Woods, Inventor of the First Telephone, Was Born Granville T. Woods, an American inventor often referred to as…
This Day In History: April 22nd Composer, bandleader, bassist, pianist and more are all amongst the many titles held by…
On April 21, 1926, George Washington Murray, a former congressman from South Carolina and one of the last Black political…
This Day In History: April 20th Luther Vandross is an award-winning singer with chart-topping hits such as “Never Too Much,”…
This Day In History: April 18th The landlocked Republic of Zimbabwe shares borders with South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique.…
Physician and Activist, James McCune Smith, Was Born James McCune Smith, the first licensed Black physician in America, was born…
On April 17, 1823, in a free Black community in Philadelphia, Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was born into a nation where…
This Day In History: April 16th Reigning as the overall top scorer in NBA history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spent his 20-year career breaking…