On this day in 1909, writer Chester Bomar Himes was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. Over the course of his…
This Day In History: July 27th Aviation pioneer and entrepreneur William J. Powell leveraged his brief career to empower African…
Early in the morning, at 3:25 a.m. on July 23, the Detroit Police Department raided a “blind pig,” an unofficial…
This Day In History: July 23rd A renowned medical professional, civil rights activist, and Army veteran are among the many titles held…
On this day in 1903, Francis Lewis Cardozo, a pioneering Black educator, minister and political leader, died in Washington, D.C.…
On July 21, 1896, in the heart of Washington, D.C., over 100 Black women leaders gathered at Nineteenth Street Baptist…
This Day In History: July 20th Prior to 1993, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, had never had an African…
This Day In History: July 19th Writer, educator and activist Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar-Nelson used her talents to address complex…
This Day In History: July 18th Respected inventor and businessman Leonard C. Bailey received several patents and co-founded the Capital…
This Day In History: July 17th Legendary actress and performer Diahann Carroll began her career during the 1950s and earned…
On this day 172 years ago, schoolteacher Elizabeth Jennings Graham successfully began her campaign to desegregate the New York transit…
Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862, on a plantation in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She was the oldest…