Wilt Chamberlain, at over 7 feet tall, towered over the competition throughout his record-breaking career in the N.B.A. and beyond.…
On this day in 1960, Senegal declared its independence from the Mali Federation. Announced at a midnight session, the Republic…
On August 20, 1914, Alfred C. “Chief” Sam departed Galveston, Texas, accompanied by 60 African American delegates bound for the…
This Day In History: August 19th Veteran and astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. made history in 2009 when he was appointed…
On this day in 1963, civil rights activist, writer and political adviser James Meredith graduated after becoming the first Black…
On this day in 1960, Gabon gained independence from France. Prior to French rule, around 5,000 B.C., Gabon was inhabited…
Angela Evelyn Bassett, born August 16, 1958, in New York City, has become a defining figure in American cinema, notable…
The Town of Eatonville, Florida is Established The small town of Eatonville, Florida, began with a desire to have an…
Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop, was born on August 14, 1894, in Alderson, West…
On August 13, 1881, Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga., opened the first African American nursing school. African Americans seeking hospital…
On this day, August 12, 1890, in Washington, D.C., Annie Wilson Lillian Evans, known to the world as Lillian Evanti,…
On August 11, 1965, more than 30,000 people in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood began rioting after the arrest of a…