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On this day in 1960, Patrice Lumumba, leader of the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC), formed a new government and became the first…
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said President Donald Trump’s unauthorized strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites are grounds for impeachment, calling the…
Lionel Richie was born June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Today, he turns 76 and continues to reach new audiences as a…
Charles Burrell, the legendary bassist known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” died June 17 at age 104. In 1949, he…
On June 17, 1957, the Tuskegee Boycott began. In response to a gerrymandering plan passed by the Alabama Legislature that targeted Black…
On June 16, 1822, a massive slave rebellion organized by Denmark Vesey was uncovered and violently suppressed before it could begin in…
On June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming the first Black…
According to People, Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. The former MTV VJ and talk show host rose to…
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of allegedly interfering with immigration officers during a May 9 visit to…
According to The New York Times, Sly Stone, the visionary frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, died Monday in Los Angeles…
Protests in Los Angeles over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown entered a third day on Sunday, with more demonstrations expected, according to…
Tomorrow would’ve been Prince’s heavenly birthday. The legendary artist — born Prince Rogers Nelson — was born on June 7, 1958, and…