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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Vanessa Williams BY MAEVE MCDERMOTT Do you remember Vanessa Williams. Vanessa Williams first climbed her way to success as a no-name college student with big drea

This Day in Black History: Feb. 24, 1811 Bishop Daniel A. Payne, reformer and educator of the AME Church, was born on Feb. 24, 1811. Daniel Alexander Payne (February 24, 1811 – November 2, 1893) w

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He currently owns a team in the NASCAR Cup Series named

King James was black: Part Two By Simba Jama - A FEW months ago in the series ‘Moorish depiction in European literature’ we referred to the ‘3D’ animation movie called Shrek. This movie is about

King James was black: Part One By Simba Jama KING James the 1st of England was originally King James the 6th of Scotland. He was the son of a black father and a coloured mother both of royal bl

Frank E. Petersen Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr. (March 2, 1932 – August 25, 2015) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the f

Where Do We Go From Here, What Do We Do Now? Junious Ricardo Stanton “Sankofa is a realization of self and spirit. It represents the concepts of self-identity, redefinition and vision. It symboliz

This Day in Black History: Feb. 23, 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois is born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologis

Roberta Martin Roberta Evelyn Martin (February 12, 1907 – January 18, 1969) was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other