Dorothy Dandridge Remembered 60 Years After Her Death
Clay Cane
September 8, 2025
On Sept. 8, 1965 — 60 years ago today — the world lost Dorothy Dandridge, a film icon and trailblazer. Dandridge was the first African
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Joseph McNeil, Greensboro Four Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 83
Clay Cane
September 5, 2025
Joseph A. McNeil, one of four North Carolina A&T freshmen whose 1960 sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro helped ignite a nationwide wave
Burkina Faso Parliament Passes Law Criminalizing LGBTQ Practices
Clay Cane
September 4, 2025
Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has passed legislation criminalizing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, CNN reported. The law includes fines, prison terms of two to
D.C. Mayor Extends Emergency Center in Response to Trump’s Law Enforcement Push
Clay Cane
September 3, 2025
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order Tuesday to extend the work of the Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center, created in response to
On This Day: Abolitionist and Inventor James Forten Born in 1766
Clay Cane
September 2, 2025
On Sept. 2, 1766, abolitionist and inventor James Forten was born in Philadelphia. Forten, a free Black man, became a sailmaker and developed a successful
On This Day: Robert Tanner Freeman Became First Black Harvard Dental Graduate
Clay Cane
September 1, 2025
On Sept. 1, 1867, Robert Tanner Freeman became the first Black graduate of Harvard Dental School, making history as one of the first professionally trained
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Administration to Block Removal
Clay Cane
August 29, 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s board, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block
Activists Say Target Boycott Hurting Nearly 2,000 Stores
Clay Cane
August 28, 2025
Activists behind a national Target boycott say foot traffic has dropped in nearly 2,000 stores since January, proof their pressure is working, according to the
On This Day: Emmett Till’s Murder Sparks Civil Rights Movement
Clay Cane
August 28, 2025
On this day, Aug. 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi. The Black teenager was accused by
Remembering the Trenton Massacre: Black Men Lynched in 1874
Clay Cane
August 26, 2025
On Aug. 26, 1874, 16 Black men were dragged from the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, by a white mob of masked men. Five were killed
Remembering Aaliyah: R&B Star’s Legacy 24 Years After Tragic Crash
Clay Cane
August 25, 2025
On Aug. 25, 2001, the world lost singer and actress Aaliyah in a tragic plane crash in the Bahamas. Just 22 years old, Aaliyah had
Remembering Huey P. Newton, Black Panther Co-Founder Killed in 1989
Clay Cane
August 22, 2025
On Aug. 22, 1989, Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was shot and killed in West Oakland, California, at the
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