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On This Day In Black History May 31 Tulsa Race Massacre begins.. Beginning on the night of May 31, 1921, thousands of white citizens in Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the city’s predominantly Black

This Day in Black History: May 30, 1943 James Chaney, a civil rights activist whose murder by Ku Klux Klansman spurred national outcry, was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on May 30, 1943. On May

Celebrating The Black History Of Memorial Day While some Memorial Day traditions center on cookouts, we can't forget the very real Black history behind the holiday. Memorial Day has long been kn

Countee Cullen (born Countee LeRoy Porter; May 30, 1903 – January 9, 1946) was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.

Did You Know? Junious Ricardo Stanton “The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of forei

This Day in Black History: May 29, 1851 Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth delivered her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. On

Just as the season for honorary degrees and graduation ceremonies is winding down, Vice President Kamala Harris made history—once again—at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point May 27. Madam Vice

President Joe Biden and Barack Obama honor America's fallen soldiers on Memorial Day Cierra Jones Today (May 29) is when millions of Americans honor military members who died serving the country.

Black people may have started Memorial Day. Whites erased it from history. On May 1, 1865, thousands of newly freed Black people gathered in Charleston, S.C., for what may have been the nation’s

Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting