Little-Known Black History Fact: Loving Vs. Virginia

In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a ruling that changed the law regarding interracial marriage in the United States.…
06.01.99

Little-Known Black History Fact: Patricia Stephens Due

Patricia Stephens Due was a civil rights activist who was known to start the “jail-in” protest method. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/37015
09.19.94

Little-Known Black History Fact: The Rufus Buck

The Rufus Buck Gang was a group of black and Creek Indian outlaws who ran through Oklahoma in 1895. The…
10.19.93

Little-Known Black History Fact: Daisy Bates

Daisy Bates is synonymous with the legacy of Arkansas’ Little Rock Nine. One of only three women to later speak…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: The Justice of Jourdan…

Jourdan Anderson was a slave who was freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. Under gunfire, he and his wife, Amanda McGregor,…
01.02.89

Our History in Comedy: Dewey ‘Pigmeat’ Markham

It wasn’t called rap back in the 1960s when Pigmeat Markham stepped up to the microphone and, with a rhythmic…
01.01.70

‘Third and Long’ Worth a Watch Before Super…

In preparation for this Sunday’s Super Bowl, take a look at the two-hour-long documentary, “Third and Long,” which details the…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: Donyale Luna

In March 1966, Donyale Luna became the first black model to grace the cover of British Vogue. Supermodel Beverly Johnson…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: Joe Louis Reliford

Joe Louis Reliford, the “other Joe Louis,” was the youngest baseball player to appear with a white minor league baseball…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: John Levy

Jazz musician John Levy, a National Endowment for the Arts jazz master, was the first black personal manager of major…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: The Kissing Case of…

In 1958, a landmark civil rights case involving nine-year-old James Hanover Thompson and seven-year-old David “Fuzzy” Ezzelle Simpson sparked international…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: Martin Luther King, Jr.…

October 16, 2011 marked the historic dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event…
07.21.67

A History of Service, A Legacy of Excellence

I think it’s so fitting that we pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen on Dr. King’s birthday.  Before Dr. King…
03.13.67

Little-Known Black History Fact: Emmett Ashford

Emmett Ashford was the first black umpire in Major League Baseball. He served in the league from 1966 to 1970.…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: Stanley Robertson

Stanley Robertson was the first black president for NBC and any major network in the country. Robertson, who was also…
01.01.70

Little-Known Black History Fact: Zwarte Piet a.k.a. Black…

In the month of December, the people of the Netherlands and Belgium look forward to the appearances of SinterKlaas, the…
01.01.70
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