On This day in history marks two major milestones in Black history. Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins, known as the Washington Commanders, was the first Black quarterback to play in the Super Bowl on Jan. 31, 1988 Clay Cane January 31, 2023
On This day in History: January 20th, poet, actress and activist Dr. Maya Angelou recites her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at the inauguration ceremony for President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. Clay Cane January 23, 2023
Community In Mourning: 10 Dead After Mass Shooting Inside A Monterrey Park Ballroom Ebony McMorris January 23, 2023
Ronnie Hillman, an NFL running back with the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, died from cancer on Dec. 21. He was only 31 years old Clay Cane January 23, 2023
In an unanimous vote, the House passed a bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, the Associated Press reports. Clay Cane January 23, 2023
Senate Republicans blocked a bill to ban discrimination based on hair texture or styles to not become federal law Clay Cane January 23, 2023
The Department of Justice has adjusted a longstanding drug policy on crack Clay Cane January 23, 2023
On This Day: December 15th, ATL Urban League Celebrates 122nd Anniversary Jamie Jackson January 23, 2023
Republican Congressman George Santos was sworn in to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district, despite being exposed for a series of mistruths Clay Cane January 23, 2023
On this day December 29 in 1907, Dr. Robert C. Weaver became the first African American to serve in a presidential cabinet Maya Tillman January 23, 2023
On Jan. 1, President Joe Biden celebrated the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation Clay Cane January 23, 2023
Charlene Mitchell, the first Black woman to run for president has passed away at 92 years old Clay Cane January 23, 2023