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On this day in 1979, The New York Times published archaeological findings of a cemetery in Qustul in Nubia on the border between Sudan...

Howard University was established on this day in 1867 in Washington, DC. It was chartered by the Federal Government, with the Congress...

On this day in 1991, Rodney King was beaten to a pulp by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). This assault, which was captured on...

Mama Africa, Zenzile Miriam Makeba the great South African singer and human rights fighter, was born on this day in 1932 in South Africa....

On this day in 1770, Crispus Attucks was killed in the Boston Massacre. It was one of the conflicts that led to the Declaration of...

Ghana gained its independence from Britain on this day in 1957. It quickly became a destination for many Black people from around the...

On this day in 1975, United Supports of Artists for Africa (USA for Africa) released the single “We Are the World” to raise funds for...

Phyllis Mae Dailey was inducted into the US Navy Nurse Corps on this day in 1945. She was the first African American Navy nurse,...

Christopher George Latore Wallace, popularly known as Notorious B.I.G, aka Biggie Smalls and Biggie, was assassinated on this day in 1997...

Harriet Tubman (at birth Araminta Ross) is arguably the most well-known fighter against slavery in American History. She was a leader,...

On this day in 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on...

Mauritius became an independent nation on this day in 1968. Andrew Jackson Young, Jr., diplomat, politician, civil rights activist, and...

On this day in 2020, Breonna Taylor was murdered in her bed by three Louisville, Kentucky policemen who were looking for a former...

Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights leader, and women’s rights activist passed away on this day in 1977 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Quincy...

Harriet E. Wilson, one of the first female African American novelists, was born free on this day in 1825 in New Hampshire. Her novel, Our...

On this day in 1846, Rebecca J. Cole was born in Philadelphia. PA. She was the second woman to qualify as a physician in the United...

Myrlie Louise Beasley Evers-Williams, Civil Rights veteran, activist, and journalist was born on this day in 1933 in Vicksburg,...

Dana Elaine Owens, also known as Queen Latifah, is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, talk show host, and producer,...

William Tucker is considered the first African born in the colonies on this day in 1624.

Jan Ernst Matzeliger received a US Patent on this day in 1883 for his shoe lasting machine which revolutionized shoe-making forever. Dr....