On this day in 1932, Stuart Hall was born in Kingston, Jamaica, a thinker who would reshape the study of…
This Day In History: February 2nd The NAACP bestows its highest honor, the Spingarn Medal, to individuals with an array…
This Day In History: February 1st Renowned Harlem Renaissance poet, Langston Hughes, published his first poem in 1921 and gave…
From humble beginnings to a Major League Baseball legend, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the sport and left…
On Jan. 30, 2006, Coretta Scott King, an author, activist and civil rights leader who carried forward the work of…
Today, Jan. 28, marks the anniversary of the death of one of the most talented authors this world has ever…
This Day In History: January 27th Both Will Marion Cook and Bobby “Blue” Band were innovative artists with musical styles…
This Day In History: January 26th During a time filled with much racial and gender discrimination, Bessie Coleman made history…
Prior to the 1980s, African American music artists did not receive equal recognition and acclaim on television channels as their…
This Day In History: January 24th Afro-Puerto Rican historian Arturo Alfonso Schomburg amassed an extensive collection of items pertaining to…
This Day In History: January 23rd Amanda Berry Smith was a woman ahead of her time. Smith was born on…
On Jan. 22, 1906, Willa Brown was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, a woman who would become a pioneering figure in…