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Fifty years ago today, dozens of Black Ohio State University students took over the school’s administration building to demand equality…
The voting rights movement in Fayette County, Memphis took a major turn on this day in 1960 after it was…
The Medico-Chirugical Society of the District of Columbia considers itself the oldest African-American medical society in the world. It was…
While J.O. Patterson Jr. is technically the first Black mayor of Memphis, this after serving in an interim role, Willie…
The city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin is in mourning after news that the trailblazing Vel Phillips passed…
The Seattle Open House Campaign stretched from 1959, and officially ended on this day 50 years ago in 1968. The…
The lore of the town of Nicodemus, Kansas began on this day in 1877 when a group six former slaves…
The craft beer revolution essentially began in the ’60’s in the United States and has exploded in the decades since.…
Flora Batson was a celebrated popular music and opera vocalist born on this day with a range so extreme, she…
The Rev. Al Green stands as one of the greatest soul singers of his generation, although there was a moment…
Richard Potter is considered by most historians to be the first Black magician and the first to find fame in…
Donald McKayle was a pioneering dancer and choreographer who became one of the first Black men in modern dance to…
