Lawmakers in at least 14 states have proposed a wave of legislation restoring voting rights to individuals with past felony convictions, according to a recent
On this day in 1965, an estimated 600 voting and civil rights activists began a 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol of
On this day in 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, also known as the Dred Scott
“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” star James “Tim” Norman insists he is innocent of conspiring to have his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr., killed to collect on
After the Civil War ended, members of the First Congregational Society of Washington wanted to establish a seminary to educate African-American clergymen. They soon added
Actor, recording star, and humanitarian Harry Belafonte was born on this day, March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York. As a singer, Belafonte was dubbed
On this day in 1984, pop legend Michael Jackson set the record for most Grammy wins in a single night when his album Thriller earned
Marian Anderson, who became one of the most celebrated singers during the 20th century, was born on Feb. 27, 1897, in Philadelphia. Anderson’s career took
On this day in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States. Crumpler was
W. E. B. Du Bois was born on this day in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois received his Bachelor’s degree from Fisk University
On this day in 1898, Frazier Baker, a respected African-American postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina, was brutally lynched by a white mob. Baker was
Malcolm X, the prominent civil rights leader, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. He was 39 years
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