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Nina Simone Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (/ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/), was an American singer, songwriter, pi

Jazz singer Nancy Wilson born Feb 20, 1936 Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s u

Who Were The Best Presidents For Black Americans? Story by Jessica Washington • Let’s be real: even if your love for former President Barack Obama runs deep, most people aren’t thinking about t

RETIRED NBA MVP CHARLES BARKLEY BORN February 20, 1963 Retired NBA player Charles Wade Barkley born in Leeds, Alabama. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's

BEST SELLING SINGER RIHANNA BORN February 20, 1988 Best selling singer Rihanna born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Saint Michael, Barbados. Her mother is of Guyanese descent. A Grammy Award winning ar

This Day in Black History: Feb. 20, 1992 John Singleton was nominated for Best Director at the Oscars on Feb. 20, 1992. On Feb. 20, 1992, John Singleton made history as the first African-American

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FIRST BLACK GOLD MEDALIST IN WINTER OLYMPICS Cristie LeondisFebruary 19, 2015 On Feb. 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers made history by becoming the first person of African descent to

Vonetta Flowers Vonetta Flowers (née Jeffery; born October 29, 1973) is an American bobsledder. In 2002 Winter Olympics, Flowers became the first African American and the first Black athlete from a

Biography William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) (age 83) Born In Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an

Henry Sylvester-Williams First Pan-African Congress Henry Sylvester-Williams (24 March 1867 or 15 February 1869 – 26 March 1911) was a Trinidadian lawyer, activist, councillor and writer who was am

Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was

We Need To Know Junious Ricardo Stanton “When African peoples reunite with African history and culture, solutions to the other problems will be possible. The point to emphasize here is that the vi