Born in Harlem, New York, in 1927, Belafonte rose to fame with hits such as “The Banana Boat Song” and “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song),” which became staples of the calypso genre.
The civil rights organization argues that these measures undermine the rights of the city of Jackson, which holds a majority-Black population, to control its criminal justice system.
Known as “the High Priestess of Soul,” Nina Simone was born in 1933 as Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina, and went on to study
The university’s establishment was made possible by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker philanthropist who donated $10,000 – one-tenth of his estate – to create a school for individuals of African descent.
On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier made history by becoming the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was recognized
A recent study from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that gun violence disproportionately affects Black Americans. According to the research, 34% of Black adults have
The Black unemployment rate fell to 5% in March, down from 5.7% in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This marks the lowest rate
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously delivered his final speech at the Mason Temple Church of God in Christ in Memphis,
On March 31, 1888, Sojourner Truth helped establish the National Council of Women, the oldest private women’s organization in the nation. It was birthed on
Due to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attacks on Black history, the Florida NAACP has unanimously voted on a travel advisory for Black people to avoid
One hundred years ago today, Zeta Phi Beta, one of the prominent national Black sororities, was chartered. Three years before the organization was founded on
Vice President Kamala Harris began a weeklong tour of Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia on Monday, the first visit by a high-ranking Biden administration official to
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