On This Day in History

Otis Redding was born on this day, September 9, 1941. Redding was born and raised in Dawson, Georgia. At the age of…

Rep. Maxine Waters was born on August 15, 1938, in Kinloch, Missouri. In her years of public service, Rep. Waters has built…

Haley graduated from high school at the early age of 15. He enlisted in the Coast Guard where he later served as…

Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963. Houston was a singer and actress and cited as one of the most celebrated…

Born to parents of formerly enslaved people turned tenant farmers, he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. In 1934, Howard…

Grand Slam tennis legend Don Budge and American Tennis Association champion Jimmy McDaniel desegregated the sport in a game that ended in…

On this day in 1984, Prince’s iconic film Purple Rain debuted in theaters. The movie centers on a young Minneapolis native named The…

Born in South Carolina in 1927, Gibson began playing tennis in Harlem, New York, and after winning two national Black women’s tennis…

Legendary screen actress and singer Lena Horne, one of the first Black actresses to sign a film contract with MGM Studios and…

James C. Napier, politician, lawyer and owner of the first Black-owned bank in Tennessee, was born in Nashville on June 9, 1845.…

Prince was born on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to parents who were members of a local jazz band. He taught…

The soul singer was born on this day in 1944. Considered one of the greatest singers of all time, she got her big…