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Kenny Thomas (basketball) Kenneth Cornelius Thomas (born July 25, 1977) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Walter Payton One of the greatest players in NFL history, Walter Payton earned nine Pro Bowl selections and set several rushing records during his 13 years with the Chicago Bears. Who Was Walter

Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Somali: Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid, born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali–American model and actress. A muse of the design

This Day in Black History: July 25, 1992 Gen. Colin Powell dedicates Buffalo Soldiers monument at Fort Leavenworth on July 25, 1992. While serving as a one-star general at Missouri's Fort Leav

Erik Ki La Salle (born July 23, 1962), professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is best known for his performance in the film Coming to

Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is an American basketball coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of the boys' basketball team at Garfield High School in Seattle. Roy played

Black Women in Tech Are Dominating in Every Way—Now There's an Event To Celebrate It Story by Savannah M. Taylor Black women in tech are always going to get the job done. As women of color from a

Burned Out of Homes and History: Unearthing the Silenced Voices of the Tulsa Massacre Teaching Activity. By Linda Christensen. Rethinking Schools. 20 pages. Teaching about racist patterns of murde

Racial segregation characterizes every metropolitan area in the United States and bears responsibility for our most serious social and economic problems — it corrupts our criminal justice system, ex

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing

Hastie, William Henry (1904-1976) WilliamHenry Hastie, attorney and diplomat, was born on November 17, 1904 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent his childhood in Tennessee until hisfamily moved to

July 19, 1919: White Mobs in Uniform Attack African Americans — Who Fight Back — in Washington, D.C. On Saturday, July 19, 1919 a major “race riot” broke out across Washington, D.C. as white mo

This Day in Black History: July 19, 1949 The president of Old Westbury College, Calvin O. Butts III was born on July 19, 1949. Educator and pastor Dr. Calvin O. Butts III was born on July 19, 1949

July 18, 1966: Hough Uprising Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974 Themes: African American, Democracy & Citizenship, Racism & Racial Identity On July 18, 1966, protests and riots broke

Nelson Mandela marries Graça Machel on his 80th birthday 18 July 1998 Nelson Mandela first married in 1944. He and his wife Evelyn had 2 children and divorced in 1957. A year later, he married Winn

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an in

*John Standard was born on this date in 1868. He was a Black inventor. From Newark, New Jersey, there is little known about his early life other than that he was born to Mary and Joseph Standard

Today In Black History July 14, 1822, • Denmark Vesey Uprising in Charleston, South Carolina On this day July 14, 1822, revolutionary Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt to take place in Charl

On July 14, 1955, a monument and National Park were dedicated to George Washington Carver in Diamond, Missouri. This was the first National Park named in honor of an African American. The 210 acre p

George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was

*Isaiah Montgomery was born on this date in 1847. He was a Black politician, administrator, and civil rights, activist. Born into slavery, he was the son of Ben Montgomery, a slave whose owner,

On July 12, 1976, Barbara Jordan became the first African American to deliver a Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention. Jordan also gave a keynote address at the 1992 Democratic Con

Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper. She was born and raised in New York City and lived much of her adolescent life on the stre

On July 9, 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open heart surgery. Dr. Williams founded Provident Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Chicago, Illinois on May 4, 189