This Day In History: July 1st Super producer and multi-talented artist, Missy Elliot, has been reinventing herself and redefining what…
On Thursday, June 19, Republican Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed a bill into law that mandates the Ten Commandments to…
This Day In History: June 11th With the charismatic Adam Clayton Powell Jr. as his predecessor, Charles Rangel had big…
This Day In History: June 4th The first President of Mali, Modibo Keita, became a leading voice for the liberation…
This Day In History: June 1st With more than 100 acting credits to his name, Morgan Freeman has solidified his…
Former test pilot Ed Dwight made his first trip to space yesterday, approximately 63 years after he first trained to…
Toussaint L’Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian independence movement and a former enslaved person. L’Ouverture fought to end slavery…
Pioneer physician Rebecca J. Cole was born on March 16, 1846, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cole was one of the first…
This Day In History: May 8th In a field that was known for being dominated by men, Mary Lou Williams…
This Day In History: May 5th Former United States Ambassador and government official Clinton E. Knox was able to serve…
This Day In History: May 2nd Prior to the 1870s trains did not operate efficiently and required several stops for…
This Day In History: May 1st Poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote over 100 poems and published several novels over her 40-year…