Otis Redding Was Born on This Day in 1941
Clay Cane
September 9, 2022
Otis Redding was born on this day, September 9, 1941. Redding was born and raised in Dawson, Georgia. At the age of 15, he left
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Bank of America Launches Pilot Program To Help First-Time Homebuyers in Black and Latino Neighborhoods
Clay Cane
September 7, 2022
Bank of America launched a pilot program in several cities to help first-time homebuyers in Black and Latino neighborhoods obtain mortgage loans without down payments,
Former President Barack Obama Wins Outstanding Narrator Emmy Award
Clay Cane
September 6, 2022
Former President Barack Obama won the outstanding narrator Emmy award for the Netflix documentary Our Great National Parks at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony.
Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther Party Leader, Was Born on Aug. 31, 1935
Clay Cane
September 1, 2022
Eldridge Cleaver, who is recognized as a leader in the Black Panther Party, was born as Leroy Eldridge Cleaver in Arkansas on Aug. 31, 1935.
Fisk University President, Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, Sr., Leaving After 18 Months
Clay Cane
August 31, 2022
Dr. Vann R. Newkirk, Sr., the President of Fisk University, is leaving the HBCU after 18 months. According to The Tennessean, it was announced on Aug.
Howard Students Forced To Evacuate After Second Bomb Threat in First Week of Fall Semester
Clay Cane
August 29, 2022
A bomb threat on Friday, Aug. 26, forced students at Howard University to evacuate two residence halls for the second time during the first week
President Biden announced $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness for most borrowers
Clay Cane
August 25, 2022
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday, August 24, that he will forgive $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers. In a tweet, Biden
African Americans not getting equal access to monkeypox vaccine, data shows
Clay Cane
August 22, 2022
African Americans are not getting equal access to the monkeypox vaccine, according to new data. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, 71% of monkeypox infections are among
Aug. 16, 1963: First Black artist-designed U.S. postage stamp placed on sale
Clay Cane
August 16, 2022
The first U.S. postage stamp designed by a Black artist was placed on sale on Aug. 16, 1963. Graphic artist Georg Olden featured a broken
Rep. Maxine Waters was born in Kinloch, Missouri on this day in 1938
Clay Cane
August 15, 2022
Rep. Maxine Waters was born on August 15, 1938, in Kinloch, Missouri. In her years of public service, Rep. Waters has built a reputation for
After videos surfaced of characters at Sesame Place ignoring Black children, the Philadelphia-area theme park is now instituting diversity initiatives
Clay Cane
August 12, 2022
According to CNN, Sesame Place released a statement that all employees will undergo diversity training: “Initiatives include a comprehensive racial equity assessment, the development and
Author Alex Haley was born in New York on this day in 1921
Clay Cane
August 11, 2022
Haley graduated from high school at the early age of 15. He enlisted in the Coast Guard where he later served as chief journalist for
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