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Aug. 26 marks the birthday of the legendary Valerie Simpson, a celebrated icon in the music industry whose contributions have left a…
Happy birthday to the incredible Loretta Devine, born on Aug. 21, 1949, in Houston. From discovering her passion for performing in high…
Wallace Thurman, born on Aug. 16, 1902, was a pivotal figure in the Harlem Renaissance, known for his sharp literary voice and…
Joan Little was initially charged with the 1974 murder of a white jailer but was acquitted on August 15, 1975. Her defense…
On August 12, 1990, American playwright August Wilson won the Pulitzer Prize for “The Piano Lesson,” one of the ten plays in his…
Director Spike Lee’s first feature-length film, “She’s Gotta Have It,” premiered in theaters on August 8, 1986. “She’s Gotta Have It” is a comedy…
African Americans were guaranteed the right to vote when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.…
Boxer Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was born on August 5, 1895, in Georgia. Flowers made history as the first Black boxer to win…
Today marks the 100th birthday of James Baldwin, a towering figure in American literature and civil rights. Born on August 2, 1924,…
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays was born on August 1, 1894. Remembered mostly for his close friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. and…
Civil rights activist Whitney M. Young Jr., born on July 31, 1921, in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky, is best known for expanding the…
On July 25, 1972, the U.S. government acknowledged its role in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, a 40-year study conducted by the…