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On this day in 1977, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele and considered the greatest soccer player ever, retired from...

United States Air Force Major Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. born in Chicago, Illinois, on this day in 1935. Lawrence was the first African...

On this day in 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia principally to revenge its loss to Ethiopia at the Battle of Adwa in 1896. As the oldest...

H ‘Rap’ Brown, born Hubert Gerold Brown, also known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, was born on this day in 1943. He was a leader of the...

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, lawyer and politician, on this day in 1966 became the first Black woman elected to the California Assembly. In...

Inventor W.D. Davis received a patent for an improved riding saddle on this day in 1895. Jamaican ska singer Millie Small, was born...

Playwright, poet, novelist essayist and university professor Imamu Amiri Baraka, also known as Leroi Jones, was born on this day in 1934...

Kenyan scientist, environmentalist, and activist Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai becomes the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace...

Mary Ann Shad Cary, anti-slavery activist and abolitionist, lawyer, and newspaper publisher, was born on this day in 1823 in Wilmington,...

Porgy and Bess, an opera by George Gershwin, had a premiere on Broadway on this day in 1935. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk...

The Morant Bay rebellion began on this day in 1865 when Paul Bogle led more than 200 Black men and women into the town of Morant Bay,...

Comedian, activist Richard ("Dick") Gregory was born on this day in 1932 in St Louis, Missouri. He used his incredible skills to convey...

On this day in 1914, Garrett Morgan gets a patent for the gas mask. He calls it the Morgan Safety hood and smoke protector. Gospel...

On this day in 1834, Henry Blair won a patent for a seed planter which allowed farmers to plant more corn with less labor in a shorter...

On this day in 1968, Wyomia Tyus became the first person to win gold medals in the 100-meter race in back to back Olympic games....

At the Olympic Games in Mexico City on this day in 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos struck a blow for human rights. They demonstrated...

On this day in 1888, Capital Savings Bank in Washington, DC became the first bank organized and operated by African Americans. On this...

On this day in 1763, John Chavis was born free. He became a Presbyterian minister and is suspected to be the first Black person to...

Mozambique former President Samora Machel was assassinated by the South African Apartheid regime. His plane was brought down on this day...

On this day in 1898, John Merrick and his associates organized a business. This was the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance...