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In its 173-year history, the American Psychiatric Association has never had an African-American lead its organization – until now. Dr.…
Nell Carter is best remembered for her portrayal of Nell Harper in NBC’s hit ’80’s sitcom Gimme A Break! but made…
The late Harry T. Burleigh was the first African-American composer to gain wide critical acclaim in the United States. Henry…
Charles Evers took up the mantle left behind the tragic killing of his younger brother Medgar Evers in 1963, carving…
The late Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian author who put his nation and the continent of Africa on the literary…
The Negro Motorist Green Book, commonly known as The Green Book, was an annual travel guide catering to Black travelers…
The African nation of Swaziland gained its independence from the United Kingdom on this day 50 years ago. Now known…
Frank Yerby became one of the leading novelists of the 20th Century after releasing a series of novels between the…
On this day in 1781, the “Los Pobladores” – a collective of 11 families – helped establish the town of…
The American Missionary Association was founded on this day in 1846 by a network of 19th Century missionaries with an…
Aretha Franklin will be laid to rest after a fitting five-and-half-hour tribute to her life, but her legacy will live…
Roy Wilkins will be forever immortalized by way of Gil Scott-Heron’s stirring “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” poem, and…
