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On this day in 1898, Frazier Baker, a respected African-American postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina, was brutally lynched by a white…
Malcolm X, the prominent civil rights leader, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. He…
LeVar Burton is an actor, director, and author, best known for his roles in the television series “Roots” and “Star Trek: The…
Henry Lewis broke racial barriers on Feb. 15, 1968, when he was named director of the New Jersey Symphony, becoming the first…
On this day in 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige became the first Negro League veteran to be nominated to the Baseball Hall…
This is Clay Cane. On This day in history marks two major milestones in Black history. Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins,…
On this day 30 years ago, poet, actress and activist Dr. Maya Angelou recites her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at…
Bo Diddley was born on this day in 1928.Bo Diddley was known as an original and influential rock and roll singer who…
The Urban League of Greater Atlanta is celebrating more than 100 years of serving the Black community. It was founded in 1920 as…
On this day in 1907, Dr. Robert C. Weaver became the first African American to serve in a presidential cabinet. This is…
On Oct. 19, 1944, the U.S. Navy began admitting African-American women to serve as administrative officers in the Women’s Reserve of the…
Legendary comedian Dick Gregory was born on this day, Oct. 12, in 1932, in St. Louis, Missouri. Born Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory,…