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Jimmy Cliff (born Jimmy Chambers), singer, songwriter, actor, instrumentalist, was born on this day in 1948 in Jamaica. He is a pioneer...

On this day in 1930, Her Royal Majesty Empress Zawditu of Ethiopia, Negiste Negest (Queen of Kings), passed away in Addis Ababa,...

Human Rights campaigner El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, popularly known as Malcolm X, gave one of his best speeches on this day in 1964 titled...

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, political activist was born on this day in 1939 in South...

Booker Taliaferro Washington, arguably Black America’s most visible leader in his prime, was born on this day in 1856 in Virginia. An...

William December Williams , Jr, popularly known as Billy Dee Williams, actor, painter, novelist, was born on this day in 1937 in New York...

William Monroe Trotter, journalist, author, businessman, political activist, was born on this day in 1872. He organized a newspaper, the...

On this day in 1960, 126 young delegates from 12 states responded to the call from Ella Baker and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and met at...

Concert singer Marian Anderson performs a free concert on this day in 1939 for thousands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in...

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr, tennis professional and champion, was born on this day in 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the first African...

Spelman College, a private, liberal arts college for women, was founded on this day in 1881 for Black Women. Percy Lavon Julian was a...

“Remember Fort Pillow”! This became the battle cry of Black soldiers after the Battle of Fort Pillow. In this battle, fought on this day...

Albert Leornes Green, better known as Al Green, is a singer, songwriter, and record producer, who was born on this day in 1946 in...

On this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot as he watched a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He died of his wounds...

On this day in 1996, the South African Government headed by Nelson Mandela established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to...

Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, popularly known as Akon, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist,...

Aime’ Fernand David Cesaire, poet, essayist, author and politician, who had been a major theoretician of the African struggles against...

History was made beginning on this day in 1955 when the first Afro-Asian Solidarity Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, was...

Percy Lavon Julian, the award-winning chemist who has been called a genius, passed away on this day in 1975. He won over a hundred...

Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr, singer, songwriter, record producer was born on this day in 1951 in New York City. He was a multiple-award...