Representative Cori Bush of Missouri, one of the most outspoken progressives in the House, lost her primary on Tuesday to Wesley Bell, a county prosecutor
African Americans were guaranteed the right to vote when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. The bill banned
Boxer Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was born on August 5, 1895, in Georgia. Flowers made history as the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight
Today marks the 100th birthday of James Baldwin, a towering figure in American literature and civil rights. Born on August 2, 1924, Baldwin is celebrated
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays was born on August 1, 1894. Remembered mostly for his close friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. and his presidential tenure
Civil rights activist Whitney M. Young Jr., born on July 31, 1921, in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky, is best known for expanding the reach of the
On Monday evening, the “White Dudes for Harris” initiative raised over $4 million, drawing more than 190,000 participants and 150,000 new group members. Organized by
In an op-ed published Monday, President Joe Biden asserted that “no one,” including Supreme Court justices, is above the law and advocated for term limits
On the evening of July 25, more than 164,000 white women came together, setting a new Zoom record to raise funds for Vice President Kamala
On July 25, 1972, the U.S. government acknowledged its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, a 40-year study conducted by the United States Public
Less than a day after Vice President Kamala Harris announced her presidential bid, some Republicans targeted her race in their critiques. Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim
On July 23, 2009, the literary world mourned the loss of Everette “E” Lynn Harris, a New York Times bestselling author whose groundbreaking work gave
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