Lionel Richie was born June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today, he turns 76 and continues to reach new audiences as a judge on “American
Charles Burrell, the legendary bassist known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” died June 17 at age 104. In 1949, he became the first
On June 17, 1957, the Tuskegee Boycott began. In response to a gerrymandering plan passed by the Alabama Legislature that targeted Black voters, Black residents
On June 16, 1822, a massive slave rebellion organized by Denmark Vesey was uncovered and violently suppressed before it could begin in Charleston, South Carolina.
On June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming the first Black justice in American
According to People, Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. The former MTV VJ and talk show host rose to fame in the
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of allegedly interfering with immigration officers during a May 9 visit to Newark’s Delaney Hall
According to The New York Times, Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday in Los Angeles at 82 after
Protests in Los Angeles over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown entered a third day on Sunday, with more demonstrations expected, according to The New York
Tomorrow would’ve been Prince‘s heavenly birthday. The legendary artist — born Prince Rogers Nelson — was born on June 7, 1958, and would’ve turned 67
According to the Associated Press, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, seeking damages for
According to CBS News, the Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk — a ship honoring the slain gay rights icon and Navy veteran
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