This Day in Black History: April 6, 1931
The arrest, trials and conviction of the Scottsboro Boys became one of the most notable events highlighting racism and the impact of all-white juries in cases involving Black defendants.
It was one of th ...
Posted Thursday, April 6th 2023 at 10:16AM
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Finally, Truth Is Emerging
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“In August 2021 Science Magazine, a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, highlighted groundbreaking research out of Israel that upended the p ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 7:16PM
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Pharrell Williams
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.), American musician who was involved in a number of pop hits as part of the producing team the Neptunes, as a songwriter, and as a solo performer.
Williams was a percussionist in his school band ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 6:29PM
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Massey, Walter E. (1938 - )
Apr 5, 1938
Prominent educator Walter Eugene Massey was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on April 5, 1938. His father, Almar, was a steelworker and his mother, Essie, a teacher. Massey had an exceptional mind, even ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 6:11PM
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Christopher Reid (born April 5, 1964), formerly known as Kid (shortened from his original MC name, Kid Coolout), is an American rapper, actor and comedian. During the peak of his career with the rap duo Kid 'n Play (with Christopher Martin), Reid was ...
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Colin Luther Powell (April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secret ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 8:36AM
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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the United States Davi ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 8:17AM
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Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American commu ...
Posted Wednesday, April 5th 2023 at 8:09AM
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Michelle Obama encourages you to take up this therapeutic hobby
Michelle Obama wants you to pick up some yarn and knitting needles. The former First Lady of the United States took to Instagram to talk about one of her favorite hobbies- knitting.
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Posted Tuesday, April 4th 2023 at 8:40AM
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Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a ...
Posted Tuesday, April 4th 2023 at 8:33AM
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This Day In Black History: April 4, 1968 – The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This day in Black History – April 4, 1968
On Thursday, April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated by a sniper as he stood while standing on ...
Posted Tuesday, April 4th 2023 at 8:20AM
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Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He was one of the first scholars to study the hist ...
Posted Monday, April 3rd 2023 at 6:35PM
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(1964) MALCOLM X, “THE BALLOT OR THE BULLET”
By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam. In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio he explains his departure and his reason for establishing a separation betwe ...
Posted Monday, April 3rd 2023 at 6:10PM
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This Day in Black History: April 3, 1961
Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy was born on April 3, 1961.
Eddie Murphy, born on April 3, 1961, has proven to be one funny man since the Brooklyn native came on the scene as part of the Saturday Night Live ...
Posted Monday, April 3rd 2023 at 11:45AM
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This Day in Black History: April 3, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” one day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously deliver ...
Posted Monday, April 3rd 2023 at 11:34AM
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This Day in Black History: April 2, 1965
Rodney King was born in Sacramento, California, on April 2, 1965.
Racial tensions were brewing across the nation in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. In Los Angeles, where L.A.’s Black population was often the ...
Posted Sunday, April 2nd 2023 at 10:08PM
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Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a ...
Posted Sunday, April 2nd 2023 at 9:13PM
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John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he ...
Posted Sunday, April 2nd 2023 at 9:03PM
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For Immediate Release From Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC!
This April, Pope Francis asks that we pray for the spread of peace and non-violence, by decreasing the use of weapons by States and citizens. #PopesPrayers https://www.face ...
Posted Sunday, April 2nd 2023 at 10:56AM
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John Mercer Langston (December 14, 1829 – November 15, 1897) was an American abolitionist, attorney, educator, activist, diplomat, and politician. He was the founding dean of the law school at Howard University and helped create the department. He wa ...
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