On October 9, 2009, former President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to honor Obama was based on
Mae C. Jemison is best known for becoming the first Black woman to be admitted to NASA’s astronaut training program and to fly in space.
President Joe Biden has approved the cancellation of $9 billion in student loan debt for 125,000 people who qualify under existing programs, the White House announced.
After nearly 20 years of attempts by Black entrepreneurs to purchase a radio station, Jesse Blayton Sr. opened the first Black-owned station, WERD, on October 3, 1949, in
September 27 is observed as National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) – a day dedicated to shining a light on the impact of HIV/AIDS
During the 2023 Phoenix Awards at the Congressional Black Caucus’ 52nd Annual Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass received the Foundation Chair’s Award
From his early days as a fresh-faced rapper from West Philadelphia to becoming one of Hollywood’s most beloved and versatile actors, Will Smith has enchanted
This week, Illinois became the first state to end cash bail as a condition of pretrial release. Civil rights advocates have said the cash bail
On September 20, 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. was seriously injured after a woman stabbed him with a letter opener during a book signing in
The United Auto Workers union, currently undertaking a major strike, has received support from former President Barack Obama. Obama posted on social media, “Fourteen years
Special counsel Jack Smith has responded to former President Donald Trump’s request for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself from his 2020 election interference criminal
Today marks 60 years since September 15, 1963, when 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was targeted in a heinous act of racial violence.
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