On May 7, 1844, the New England Anti-Slavery Society endorsed a strikingly radical proposition for its time: that Northern states…
Willie Mays was a young phenom out of Alabama who, when stepping onto the field for his MLB debut with…
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 5th With over a century’s worth of publications, the Chicago Defender has made its mark…
On May 4, 1848, John Quincy Adams was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Born free to a Baptist minister and his…
Singer, songwriter, and “the hardest working man in show business,” James Brown, was born on May 3, 1933, in a…
Educator And Activist, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Was Born Influential educator and social activist Nannie Helen Burroughs was born on May…
Max Robinson, founder of the National Association of Black Journalists and the first Black to anchor a national network broadcast…
On this day, in 1926, pioneer aviator Bessie Coleman took her last flight. Aged 34, Coleman died the morning of…
April 30 is the birthday of William Lacy Clay Sr., a lawmaker whose career traced the arc of civil rights…
The Originator of Big Bands, Duke Ellington, Was Born Renowned jazz musician and pianist Duke Ellington was born on April…
This Day In History: April 29th The stories of ruling women often go untold in history or are overshadowed by…