Morgan Freeman
(born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multi ...
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This Day in Black History: June 1, 1920
Scholar and activist W.E.B. Dubois is awarded the sixth NAACP Spingarn Medal for founding the Pan African Congress on June 1, 1920.
As a scholar, author and activist, Du Bois worked tirelessly to advance ...
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On This Day In Black History May 31
Tulsa Race Massacre begins..
Beginning on the night of May 31, 1921, thousands of white citizens in Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the city’s predominantly Black Greenwood District, burning homes and businesses t ...
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This Day in Black History: May 30, 1943
James Chaney, a civil rights activist whose murder by Ku Klux Klansman spurred national outcry, was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on May 30, 1943.
On May 30, 1943, civil rights activist James Chaney was ...
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Celebrating The Black History Of Memorial Day
While some Memorial Day traditions center on cookouts, we can't forget the very real Black history behind the holiday.
Memorial Day has long been known as a holiday to celebrate and honor America’s ...
Posted Tuesday, May 30th 2023 at 10:40AM
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Countee Cullen (born Countee LeRoy Porter; May 30, 1903 – January 9, 1946) was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.
Childhood
Countee LeRoy Porter was born on May ...
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Did You Know?
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world. How was this c ...
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This Day in Black History: May 29, 1851
Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth delivered her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
On May 29, 1851, abolitionist and women’s rights acti ...
Posted Monday, May 29th 2023 at 4:50PM
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Just as the season for honorary degrees and graduation ceremonies is winding down, Vice President Kamala Harris made history—once again—at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point May 27. Madam Vice President became the first woman to deliver a comm ...
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