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On this day, Dec. 23, in 1867, Madam C. J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, entered the world on a plantation in Delta,…
On Dec. 12, 1964, Jomo Kenyatta was elected the first president of the newly independent Kenya, marking a historic milestone for the…
On Dec. 11, 1961, Langston Hughes’ musical play Black Nativity, a retelling of the Christmas story, premiered on Broadway. Featuring traditional carols…
Today marks the 55th birthday of Jay-Z, born Shawn Corey Carter on Dec. 4, 1969, in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Rising from hustling…
On this day (Dec. 3) in 1847, Frederick Douglass launched his own newspaper, “The North Star,” after years of reading and being…
The world knew her as Tina Turner, but the chart-topping singer was born Anna Mae Bullock on this day (Nov. 26) in…
On Nov. 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Alabama’s laws permitting segregation on public buses. The landmark decision marked a…
On Nov. 11, 1915, Xavier University of Louisiana opened its doors in New Orleans, beginning its mission to educate Native American and…
Edward William Brooke III, a Howard University graduate, made history as the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular…
Lawrence Douglas Wilder made history as America’s first Black governor when he was elected in Virginia on Nov. 7, 1989.
On this day, Oct. 24, 1996, Berry Gordy, the visionary founder of Motown Records, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of…
On Oct. 18, 1961, Wynton Marsalis, a native of New Orleans, was born. He is regarded as one of the world’s greatest…