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Four Black students filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Friday, June 23, against the Effingham County School District in Georgia for allegedly…
Twenty years ago today, June 23, 2003, the first Black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, Maynard Jackson, passed away at age 65. Born…
Joseph Rainey was born on June 21, 1832. He was the first African American to serve in the United States House of…
E. Lynn Harris was born on June 20, 1955, in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. Harris would go…
In 1920, Bessie embarked on a journey to France, a country known for its more inclusive aviation schools. She enrolled at an…
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced more than $100 million in new assistance for Caribbean nations at the U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in…
A federal judge allowed a discrimination lawsuit, filed by Florida A&M University students against, Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials to…
Twenty-five years ago today, a 49-year-old Black man named James Byrd Jr. died on June 7, 1998, after he was beaten by…
Kristen Welker will make history as the first Black moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press after the network selected her to replace…
On June 2, 1962, music legend Ray Charles, one of the founding fathers of soul music, earned his third No. 1 hit…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears ready to ban college affirmative action. However, most Americans say institutions should be allowed to…
On May 31, 1909, the National Negro Committee, an influential group of leaders for social change, held its first meeting in New…