On October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, one of the most original voices in American music was born,…
Uganda gained its independence on October 9, 1962. Prior to independence, it was an established British protectorate in 1894, put…
Get your finest silk pajamas ready and pour out a little something smooth because our favorite midnight balladeer has officially…
The First African Woman To Receive The Nobel Peace Prize Renowned Kenyan scholar and activist, Wangari Maathai, made history on…
“The Negroes are a colorful race. They call for an art as colorful as it can be made,” Sargent Claude…
This Day In History: October 6 From humble beginnings to a leading voice in the fight for equality, activist Fannie…
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac grew up in a large family on Chicago’s South Side. Bernard Jeffrey McCullough was born…
The landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho was once home to the Sotho people during the 16th century. The territory, completely surrounded…
On this day in 1949, history crackled across the airwaves when WERD, the first Black-owned and operated radio station in…
This Day In History: October 2nd The West African nation of Guinea is home to a population of more than…
On this day in 1962, violence erupted in Oxford, Mississippi, as James H. Meredith, an African American Air Force veteran,…
The television industry was scratching the surface of its capabilities in the 1970s. Cable television was still in its infancy,…