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This Day in Black History: Feb. 5, 1934 Baseball legend Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama. Hank Aaron, who is hailed by many as one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game,

The 37 Negro Leagues legends in the HOF January 31st, 2022 The National Baseball Hall of Fame features over 300 members in its famous Plaque Gallery, but the path for 37 of them was longer than th

This Day in Black History: Feb. 4, 1986 On Feb. 4, 1986, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth as part of

This Day in Black History: Feb. 4, 1913 Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Ala., on this day in 1913. On Dec. 1, 19

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!! ON FEBRUARY 3… in 1870, the 15TH AMENDMENT, giving BLACKS THE RIGHT TO VOTE was ratified in 1874, in Mississippi, BLANCHE KELSO BRUCE was elected to a full 6-year te

Remembering Three Lynchings in Montgomery County Historian Anthony Cohen of The Menare Foundation, Inc. reveals the stories of three racial terror lynchings that occurred in Montgomery County in 18

Black Americans Who Broke Barriers in the Business World Story by Kris Scott • Taking Care of Business Historically, we've tended to hear about the major successes of Black Americans only when

(1955) CONGRESSMAN ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR., “SPEECH ON CIVIL RIGHTS” On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress

Black History in Automotive: Edmond Berger Invented the Spark Plug Edmond Berger was born in Bolivia, the city of CumGyauy (Birthdate: Unknown). Some historians have reported that Edmond Berger

Eric Holder On February 2, 2009, the United States Senate confirmed Eric Holder as the first African American Attorney General in the United States by a vote in the affirmative of 75-21. Holder

About Black History Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian I

Sharpton's message to 5 Black officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols: 'How dare you!' Story by David Knowles In his eulogy for Tyre Nichols on Wednesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton singled out the fi

Why Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die in the Care of White Doctors Story by Kaitlin Stanford • It's a statistic so shocking, it almost seems hard to believe. But, according to a recent

Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship a

On This Day Amendment, abolishing slavery in US On This Day in history: House passes 13th amendment, abolishing slavery in US Detroit BY SARA POWERS (CBS DETROIT) - On this day in 1865, the

This Day in Black History: Jan. 31, 1943 Broadway star Etta Moten Barnett became the first Black person to sing at the White House. Broadway star and film actress Etta Moten Barnett sang at the

Coretta Scott King American civil-rights activist Coretta Scott King, née Coretta Scott, (born April 27, 1927, Marion, Alabama, U.S.—died January 30, 2006, Rosarito, Mexico), American civil rights

James Baldwin American author James Baldwin, in full James Arthur Baldwin, (born August 2, 1924, New York, New York—died December 1, 1987, Saint-Paul, France), American essayist, novelist, and pla

JACKIE ROBINSON FIRST MODERN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYER BORN January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972 Jackie Robinson breaks "Color Barrier" and Becomes First Modern Day African American Baseball Play

When the officers are Black: Tyre Nichols' death raises tough questions about race in policing Story by Rick Jervis and Jessica Guynn, US TODAY In the long sequence of high-profile deaths of Black

BLUES SIGNER BOBBY ''BLUE'' BLAND BORN January 27, 1930 Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an Americ

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces New Law To Prosecute White Supremacists: Here's What It Would Mean Story by Christopher Rhodes • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has introduced a new law in the

The story of one of Chicago’s first Black power couples, Etta Moten and Claude Barnett By Ron Grossman It was written in the stars for Etta Moten and Claude Barnett to be married on the fly. Profe

How did Mahalia Jackson die? Devastating last days of 'Queen of Gospel' plagued by ill-health By Beverly White Mahalia Jackson passed away at a relatively young age of 60 on January 27, 1972. Howe

This Day in Black History: Jan. 27, 1766 Pierre Toussaint, a former slave from the Caribbean, became one of the noted Black philanthropists in the United States. He was born in the then French c