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Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essay

This Day In Black History: April 4, 1968 – The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. This day in Black History – April 4, 1968 On Thursday, April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assa

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).

(1964) MALCOLM X, “THE BALLOT OR THE BULLET” By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam. In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio he explains his departure

This Day in Black History: April 3, 1961 Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy was born on April 3, 1961. Eddie Murphy, born on April 3, 1961, has proven to be one funny man since the Brooklyn native ca

This Day in Black History: April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” one day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. On this day in

This Day in Black History: April 2, 1965 Rodney King was born in Sacramento, California, on April 2, 1965. Racial tensions were brewing across the nation in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. In Los An

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s,

John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a ma