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On this day in 1986, Debra Janine Thomas won the Ladies Singles crown in the World Figure Skating Championships in Geneva, Switzerland....

George Washington Benson, guitarist, singer, songwriter, bandleader, was born on this day in 1943. Alonzo Pietro Nino was Spanish sailor...

Ama Ata Aidoo, poet, novelist, playwright, academic, and public servant, was born on this day in 1942 in Saltpond, Ghana. A lifelong...

Halle Maria Berry, an actress, model, and beauty contestant became, on this day in 2002 the first Black Woman to win the Academy Award...

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, journalist, editor, writer, and political activist, was an early leader of the movement and the best chronicler of...

Diana ‘Diane Ernestine Earle’ Ross epitomizes style, grace, ambition, and talent.  She is the ultimate in entertainment. She was born on...

Sarah Louise Vaughn, jazz singer, was born on this day in 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. Mariah Carey, singer, songwriter, record producer,...

Bishop Laurian Rugambwa of Tanzania became the first African-appointed Cardinal, a Prince of the Church, on this day in 1960 by Pope John...

Pearl Mae Bailey, actress and singer, entertained the world for decades. She was born on this day in 1918 in Newport News, Virginia.

Tracy Chapman, singer, songwriter, guitar player, was born on this day in 1964.

Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, also known as the Black Swan, was an American singer who went from slavery to the top of the musical world. ...