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NEWS ROUNDUP: FOX Boots Stacey Dash…AND MORE

FOX News has decided not to renew Stacey Dash’s contributor contract.

01.23.17

50 Years Ago Today: First African-American Female Judge…

GETTY IMAGES: Tuesday, August 30th.  On this date 50 years ago, the federal court system received its first African-American female…

08.30.16

New Smithsonian Offers A View Of Rich Black…

Mark Wilson / Getty Images Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina.…

08.22.16
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16 Most Memorable African-American Olympic Moments (PHOTOS)

From Tommie and John’s Black Power salute to Gabby Douglas becoming the first African American to win an individual gymnastics…

08.05.16

Here’s Why 2016 Had The Best Black History…

There’s no denying how huge Black History Month was this year. In fact, the cosmos even treated us to the…

02.08.21

Discussion: BISHOP CHARLES BLAKE SPEAKS ON GOD’S PLACE…

When you are in the throes of doing what is right for righteousness’ sake, little time is taken to appreciate…

02.17.16

ON THIS DAY: Roberta Martin, Gospel Great Was…

Born this day in Helena, AR — died Jan. 18, 1969 Worked with gospel greats like Thomas Dorsey and Theodore…

06.19.19

We Remember: Happy Birthday To Rosa Parks

  Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, spurring the Montgomery boycott…

02.08.21

Rosa Parks: 60th Anniversary Of Day She Refused…

On this day in history, an ordinary woman made a courageous decision that had extraordinary results. 60 years ago, on…

12.01.15

Don Lemon Thinks He Could Be James Baldwin…

CNN anchor Don Lemon, who has criticized Black Lives Matter and other activists for standing up for their rights, told…

11.17.15

#BlackGirlMagic: Jasmine Twitty Makes History, Becomes Youngest Judge…

https://instagram.com/p/6vtpwTIg8m/ A 25-year-old Black woman is making history by becoming the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina.…

08.24.15

#BlackGirlMagic: Jasmine Twitty Makes History, Becomes Youngest Judge…

A 25-year-old Black woman is making history by becoming the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina. According…

08.24.15

5 Black Churches Hit By Fires In Week…

A week after nine people were assassinated at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, a string of fires…

02.08.21

10 Facts About Historic “Mother” Emanuel AME Church…

History of Charleston's "Mother Emanuel" A.M.E. Church as presented on its own site: http://t.co/qPJcEzbPz9 pic.twitter.com/GCOEaXRXU1 — Robert McNamara (@history1800s) June…

06.18.15

ON THIS DAY…..

  Halle Berry becomes the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in…

02.08.21

Thousands Remember Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ 50 Years Later

    Thousands of people crowded an Alabama bridge on Sunday, many jammed shoulder to shoulder, many unable to move,…

02.08.21

Remembering Selma: 50 Years Later The Struggle For…

T Two Minute Warning, shows marchers facing a line of state troopers in Selma moments before police beat the protestors…

03.06.15

ON THIS DAY: Jackie Joyner-Kersee Was Born!!

  Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee TRACK & FIELD Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois March 3, 1962 – Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is part of…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Singer Marion Anderson Was Born

  On This Day 1902: On this day Marian Anderson, who will become a world-renowned opera singer and the first…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Dr Carter G Woodson Started…

On This Day in 1920…Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) founded “Associated Publishers.” In February 1926, he announced the institution of…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: First Black Woman To Receive…

On this day in 1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Congressman Louis Stokes Born

Born in Cleveland, Stokes and his brother Carl B. Stokes lived in one of the first federally funded housing projects,…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Writer Wallace Thurman’s Play “Harlem”…

On This Day in 1929..Writer Wallace Thurman’s play Harlem opens in NYC. It is the first successful play by an…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Morehouse Predecessor Founded

On February 18th 1867 An institution was founded at Augusta, Georgia which was later to become Morehouse College, following its…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Opera Singer Marian Anderson Was…

Opera singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was entered in the New York Philharmonic Competition at age…

02.08.21

ON THIS DAY: Frederick Douglass Elected President of…

  Frederick Douglass elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust (1857). The Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company, popularly known as…

02.08.21
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