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Hank Aaron still holds the real home run record Hank Aaron, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, died Friday at age 86. The Hall of Famer holds a host of records, from the most runs ba

James Alan McPherson Savannah-born James Alan McPherson won literary fame for his short stories in the 1960s and 1970s. Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for his second volume of stories, McPherson

ABC7 celebrates legacy of Chicago's 1st African-American mayor, Harold Washington ABC7 Chicago remembers and celebrates Chicago's native son and first African American mayor, the late Harold Washin

On This Day: Jackie Robinson makes debut in MLB exhibition game On April 11, 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to take the field for a Major League Baseball

Herbie Hancock was born on April 12, 1940, in Chicago Illinois into a musical family. His father was a government meat inspector and mother was a secretary. Herbie began studying piano at the age of 7

April 12 The Fort Pillow Massacre Over 300 African American Union Soldiers were massacred after they surrendered to troops of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forest on April 12, 1864. Alt

On April 12, 1963, civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama. He was asked by an affiliate of his organization to partake in a nonviolent program. He was arrest

This Day in Black History: April 11, 1881 Spelman College, the premiere university for Black women in the United States, opened on this day. Classes at what would eventually become Spelman Colle

Herbie Hancock born on April 12, 1940, Chicago, IL Hancock, (born April 12, 1940, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American keyboard player, songwriter, and bandleader, a prolific recording artist who ach

Jane Bolin Biography (1908–2007) Jane Bolin was a trailblazing attorney who became the first African American female judge in the United States, serving on New York's Family Court for four decades.

Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits th

America's First Black War Correspondent Reported from the Civil War's Front Lines Thomas Morris Chester, whose mother had escaped slavery, covered the final year of the war for a white-owned newspa

Neville O'Riley Livingston OM OJ (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The

Arthur Ashe Biography (1943–1993) Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in

Paule Marshall (April 9, 1929 – August 12, 2019) was an American writer, best known for her 1959 debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. In 1992, at the age of 63, Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellow

Paul Robeson Biography (1898–1976) Paul Robeson was an acclaimed 20th-century performer known for productions like 'The Emperor Jones' and 'Othello.' He was also an international activist. Who W

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Judge Jackson’s ‘Sisters’ React To Her Supreme Court Confirmation

Judge Jackson’s Friend: GOP Attacks During Confirmation Hearing Were ‘Painful And Sad’

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed For SCOTUS | The View

Biden Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson's Historic Confirmation To Supreme Court "I have dedicated my career to public service because I love this country and our Constitution," Jackson said. #

Judge Jackson Speaks After Historic Supreme Court Confirmation

Jackson 'the epitome of the American dream': Judge Carlos Moore

The Confirmation Of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opens ‘An Eruption Of Possibility’

Opinion: KBJ's confirmation is one of the beautiful moments MLK described Opinion by Opinion by Peniel Joseph The historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first African American