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Singer Sylvester James was born on September 6, 1947. Sylvester was a singer, songwriter, and performer known for his contributions to the…
Dollar General will donate more than $2.5 million to nonprofit organizations and other efforts to heal the traumatized community where a white…
A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that an elderly white man must stand trial for shooting and seriously injuring unarmed Black teenager Ralph…
On this day in 1900, Booker T. Washington made history by founding the National Negro Business League in Boston. The pioneering organization…
Legendary bandleader, composer, and jazz pianist William “Count” Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, on Aug. 21, 1904. As a…
A man involved in the riverboat brawl in Montgomery, Ala., is having his legal fees covered via a GoFundMe page. After Reggie…
Artist Georg Elliot Olden featured a broken chain on the first African American-designed stamp to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation…
United States House Representative Maxine Waters, who represents California’s 43rd congressional district, was born on August 15, 1938, in Kinloch, Missouri. In…
On August 14, 1966, Halle Berry was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a trailblazer in the entertainment industry who would go…
On August 11, 1973, Clive “DJ Kool Herc” Campbell’s mixes at his baby sister’s back-to-school party ignited a cultural revolution that would…
This week, Forbes released their “50 Over 50″ list, which showcases powerful women – and over half of the women are Black…
Today, we celebrate what would have been the 60th birthday of the legendary Whitney Houston, a voice that touched the hearts of…