Chester Arthur Burnett, better known to the world as Howlin’ Wolf, was born June 10, 1910, in the rural heart…
This Day In History: January 9th Entrepreneur and publisher Earl G. Graves Sr. was a strong supporter of Black-owned businesses…
The African National Congress (ANC) was initially founded as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) on January 8, 1912,…
On January 7, 1923, the all-Black town of Rosewood, Florida, was attacked and burned to the ground by a white mob.…
On Jan. 5, 1943, George Washington Carver, one of the most influential American scientists and educators of the early 20th…
On Jan. 4, 1937, Grace Bumbry was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and eventually became one of the most influential…
On Jan. 3, 1984, the Rev. Jesse Jackson secured the release of U.S. Navy Lt. Robert O. Goodman, who had…
This Day In History: January 2nd Attorney, scholar and economist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander was a woman of many firsts…
The arts community has lost a consummate icon with the passing of legendary dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, a…
Shortly after the Battle of Antietam, former President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary decree to end slavery in Confederate states…
This Day In History: December 31st The proclaimed “Queen of Disco,” Donna Summer, captivated music lovers around the world with…
Ellas Bates McDaniel, known to the world as Bo Diddley, was born on this date in 1928 in McComb, Mississippi.…