Jefferson Davis, who served as the president of the Confederate States of America, the group of southern states that seceded…
This Day In History: June 2nd Scholar, author and professor are just a few of the titles Dr. Cornel West,…
The Tulsa Race Massacre Ends The arrest of Dick Rowland, a young African-American man accused of assaulting a white woman,…
This Day In History: May 30th Former Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed a bill to organize the Territory of…
This Day In History: January 30th Lawyer and politician Sharon Pratt gained national attention when she won the 1990 mayoral…
The First African-American Mayor of Los Angeles Elected On May 29, 1973, Thomas “Tom” Bradley made history when he was…
This Day In History: May 28th Abolitionist and church leader Eliza Ann Gardener is a voice of the abolitionist movement…
This Day In History: May 28th Activist and wife of Malcolm X, Betty Shabazz, began her organizing efforts in her…
This Day In History: May 26th Outside of being respected icons, one might wonder what else actress Pam Grier and…
The scholar-librarian, Dorothy Porter Wesley, was born May 25, 1905, in Warrenton, Virginia. Wesley created a leading modern research library…
Caribbean American writer, Jamaica Kincaid, brings vivid portrayals of family relationships and Antiguan culture to the various essays, stories and…
This Day In History: May 24th Famed “Lady Marmalade” songstress Patti LaBelle has spent more than 60 years capturing audiences…