by Katie Kapurch, Texas State University and Jon Marc Smith, Texas State University
Prior to the release of “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé explained that her album’s...
JAM MASTER JAY
October 25
1940—The Black newspaper owners group—the NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers Association) is founded.
1940—Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first Black general...
Women listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.
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by Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College
Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first...
by Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College
For the past 12 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin...
During his speech at the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Phoenix Awards Dinner, President Barack Obama celebrated the critical role that black women have...