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On This Day In Black History Oct 27 - ACTRESS RUBY DEE BORN October 27, 1924 Ruby Dee October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and c

On This Day In Black History Oct 26 - Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump, AG offer contrasting takes on Cohen testimony Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million

On This Day In Black History Oct 26 - Muhammad Ali American boxer Muhammad Ali returns to the ring, defeating Jerry Quarry; Ali had been barred from fighting after he refused to be inducted into

Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first success

Lillian Irene Hayman (July 17, 1922 – October 25, 1994) was an American actress and singer. Career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hayman graduated from Wilberforce University with a BA before sh

Ciara Princess Wilson (Born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, businesswoman, dancer, model, and actress. She rose to prominence with her debut studio album Goodies (2004). The alb

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. became the first African American General in the United States Army on October 25, 1940. General Davis was born in Washington, DC on July 1, 1877. Davis attended Howard

On This Day In Black History Oct 25 - Jada Pinkett Smith Clarifies Her Separation from Will Smith Ended Oscars Night “That’s still my man,” she Jada Pinkett Smith wants to set the record straight

On This Day In Black History - Philadelphia hosted the Million Woman March on Oct. 25, 1997. Between 300,000 and 500,000 women convened in Philadelphia on Oct. 25, 1997, to participate in the Milli

On This Day In Black History October 24 - Monica (singer) Monica Denise Arnold (formerly Brown; born October 24, 1980) is an American singer, rapper and actress. Born and raised in College Park,

Kweisi Mfume (Born Frizzell Gerald Gray; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and a

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United Sta

On This Day In Black History October 23 Multi Grammy Award winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves born (1956) Biography Dianne Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a musical family. Her fathe

On This Day In Black History Oct 23 - The NAACP petitions the United Nations to redress racial discrimination in the U.S. on Oct. 23, 1947. In the 1940s, African-Americans, or coloreds, as they we

On This Day In Black History Oct 23 - R&B SINGER BARBARA ANN HAWKINS (THE DIXIE CUPS) BORN October 23, 1940 The Dixie Cups (formerly known as The Meltones) are an American pop music girl group of t

Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls (1981–83), Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (

LaWanda Page (born Alberta Richmond; October 19, 1920 – September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The B

On This This Day In Black History Oct. 18, 1944 Actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson was awarded NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his achievements. On Oct. 18, 1944, actor and civil rights

On This This Day In Black History Oct 18 - Phillis Wheatley Freed From Slavery On October 18, 1775, Phillis Wheatley, the country's first African American poet to publish a book was freed from

This Day in Black History: Oct. 17, 1888 Capital Savings Bank, the first bank organized and operated by African-Americans, was organized in Washington, D.C, on Oct. 17, 1888. On Oct. 17, 1888,

Black Poetry Day is celebrated every year on October 17 to honor all the talented African American poets, both past and present. If you’re a literature enthusiast, poet, or writer — no matter your r

On This Day in Black History: Oct. 16 -1859 Abolitionist John Brown overtakes arsenal in Harper's, Virginia On the night of Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a revolt of 21 men — including

During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing o

On October 16, 1901, shortly after moving into the White House, President Theodore Roosevelt invited his adviser, the African American spokesman Booker T. Washington, to dine with him and his family

On This Day In Black History Oct 15 - Nelson Mandela Receives The Nobel Peace Prize On October 15, 1993, African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela and South African President F.W de Klerk r