Former President of the NAACP, Arthur B. Spingarn, spent his career defending the rights of the underrepresented African American population…
A woman of many firsts, Shirley Chisholm, was able to use her political position to advocate for educational opportunities and…
Rock legend and guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, captivated audiences with his unmatched electric guitar-playing skills and his experimental sounds. Hendrix, born…
One-half of the dynamic songwriting and producing team, Terry Lewis, has been making top hits since the 1980s. Lewis, along…
Pauli Murray possessed many talents and used to be an advocate for women and civil rights. Murray challenged the status…
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded since 1968, but it wasn’t until 11 years later that…
Astronomer, mathematician and urban planner, Benjamin Banneker, was born on this day in 1731. Banneker was primarily self-educated but that…
Carol Moseley Braun made history on November 3, 1992, when she became the first African American woman elected to the…
The prosperous Caribbean nations of Antigua and Barbuda (land north of the island), gained independence on November 1, 1981. The…
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s first president, was born on October 20, 1891, in Ngenda, Kenya. He was born Kamau Ngengi to…
This Day In History: October 19th During the time of World War II and much racial tension, two qualified recruits…
The landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho was once home to the Sotho people during the 16th century. The territory completely surrounded…