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On April 11, 1881, classes began in the basement of an Atlanta church at what was then known as the Atlanta Baptist…
On April 10, 1968, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a landmark law aimed at ending housing discrimination based on…
On this day, April 9, in 1939, Marian Anderson made history with a powerful concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied…
According to CNN, the National Park Service removed a prominent image and quote from Harriet Tubman on its Underground Railroad webpage, replacing…
According to the Associated Press, New York state officials have informed the federal Education Department that they will not comply with the…
According to The Guardian, Kevin Young, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), has been on personal…
According to the Associated Press, a federal judge dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, granting…
According to CNN, Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, surpassing the 24-hour, 18-minute…
On this day (April 1) in 1905, Clara McBride — later known as “Mother Hale” — was born in Elizabeth City, North…
According to CNN, President Donald Trump did not rule out a potential third term during a recent interview, despite the 22nd Amendment…
On March 28, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to support Black sanitation workers striking for dignity, fair…
According to The New York Times, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) abruptly canceled over $12 billion in pandemic-era grants…