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Remembering Vernon E. Jordan on One-Year Anniversary of His Passing By National Urban League "Black people today, for all our righteous anger and forceful dissent, still believe in the American Dr

The National Urban League, the renowned civil rights organization, was founded on this day April 23, 1913 It was initially known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes when it was

‘Democracy will wither’: Barack Obama outlines perils of unregulated big tech in sweeping speech In a keynote address at Stanford University, the former president made his most extensive remarks ye

At Funeral, Rev. Al Sharpton Demands Grand Rapids, Mich. Police Identify Officer Who Fatally Shot Patrick Lyoya The civil rights leader warns that withholding the name can set a dangerous precedent

Charles Hamilton Houston, Lawyer, Architect of the Civil Rights legal strategy : 1895 - 1950 Law suits mean little unless supported by public opinion. Nobody needs to explain to a Negro the differenc

Charles Mingus, renowned bassist, composer and bandleader, was born on April 22, 1922. Charles Mingus was an internationally acclaimed jazz bassist and composer who was known for his soulful jazz p

President Barack Obama Exits With Long List Of Accomplishments | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Autographed Michael Jordan Card Sets Record With $2.7M Sale A New Jersey auction house announced this week that a signed basketball card that included a piece of a game-worn jersey from the former

Carnell ‘Cadillac’ Williams, a former all-American at Auburn, Williams is in his third season as the Tigers’ running backs coach. Under Williams’ tutelage in 2020, freshman running back Tank Bigsby

Porter, Benjamin F. (born: 1845 - died: 1911) Dr. B. F. Porter was the 3rd Assistant Physician at the Central Kentucky Lunatic Asylum in Louisville, KY, in 1896; he was the first African America

Marian Anderson Biography 1897–1993) Deemed one of the finest contraltos of her time, Marian Anderson became the first African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955. W

Bessie Coleman Biography (1892–1926) In 1922, aviator Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America. Her high-flying skills always wowed her audience.

Michigan State Senator Blasts GOP Colleague Over Smear

House Jan. 6 Cmte. Considers Update To 1807 Insurrection Act Law | Zerlina.

Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor, fashion model, and television host. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2005), Derek Morga

Luther Vandross Born April 20, 1951 in Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Died July 1, 2005 in Edison, New Jersey, USA (complications from a stroke) Birth Name Luther Ronzoni Vand

Lionel Hampton, in full Lionel Leo Hampton, byname Hamp, (born April 20, 1908, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.—died August 31, 2002, New York, New York), American jazz musician and bandleader, known for th

Harriet Tubman ca. 1820-1913 Edited by Debra Michals, PhD | 2015 Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" o

How Trump Spent Easter: 'He Is No Longer President, So He Doesn't Have to Go to Church' By Aaron Parsley Donald Trump spent the Easter weekend enjoying two of his favorite activities, sources say

Death of Freddie Gray: 5 Things You Didn’t Know Hosts of ‘Undisclosed’ podcast discuss the death, investigation and trials that shocked Baltimore By AMELIA MCDONELL-PARRY & JUSTINE BARRON On Ap

JAMES MCCUNE SMITH (1813-1865) Although many twenty-first century readers are aware of his work only through his introduction to Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, Dr. James McCune Smi

Elijah McCoy Biography (1844–1929) Elijah McCoy was a 19th century African American inventor best known for inventing lubrication devices used to make train travel more efficient. Who Was Elijah

This Day in Black History: April 19, 1989 The Central Park Five were falsely accused of rape and attempted murder. A Central Park jogger's brutal rape and attack left New York stunned on April 19,

Duke Ellington, byname of Edward Kennedy Ellington, (born April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died May 24, 1974, New York, N.Y.), American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader

Alice Walker, in full Alice Malsenior Walker, (born February 9, 1944, Eatonton, Georgia, U.S.), American writer whose novels, short stories, and poems are noted for their insightful treatment of Afri