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Today marks the 38th celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Observed every third Monday of January, the holiday marks…
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On a rainy summer day in 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford soared toward the stars on NASA’s Challenger. He let out…
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Wilt Chamberlain, at over 7 feet tall, towered over the competition throughout his record-breaking career in the N.B.A. and beyond.…
This Day In History: October 12th From growing up in poverty to becoming a trailblazing comedian and activist, Dick Gregory…
The First African-American Senator Was Born The first African-American to serve in the United States Senate, Hiram R. Revels, was…
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of a compromise…