The loss of jazz vocalist legend Al Jarreau sent ripples throughout the music world after news of his passing on…
The overwhelming success of the film Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, highlighted three African-American women who were instrumental in…
Oscar Holmes broke three color barriers in his lifetime, although he never set out to become a pioneer. Holmes was…
Autherine Lucy became the first Black student to desegregate the University of Alabama on this day in 1956 despite violent…
Grant Fuhr was once referred to by hockey great Wayne Gretzky as the best goalie to ever play in the…
The ’70’s sitcom Sanford & Son was a smash hit for the NBC network, predating the later success of Black…
The case of Sipuel v. The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma laid the early groundwork for other…
The German Coast slave uprising of 1811 is regarded by some historians as the largest revolt of its sort in…
Ohio has long been considered a haven for some of the world’s best funk musicians, and now an upcoming venue…
On this day in 1990, the city of Selma, Ala. once again became the epicenter of racial tensions after a…
The late Mayme Agnew Clayton was a librarian and historian who founded the Western States Black Research and Education Center,…
Ricky Harris and his 20-year plus career had its shares of ups and downs, but the comedian and actor’s comic…
Dr. Robert C. Weaver worked many years on the state, local and federal level as a quiet cog in the…
Alphonse Mouzon was one of the early leaders of the Jazz Fusion movement of the late ’60’s and early ’70’s.…
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