The moniker fits Dr. Davis well. Babakubwa Kwefu means “Big Daddy” and although not hefty in size, he’s huge in heart, spirit and...

I believe it was radio personality Tom Joyner who coined the phrase “Black History is 24:7”, meaning it should be celebrated every day of...

Robert L. Johnson is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET). He is also the majority owner of the...

Condoleezza Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy.

Thurgood Marshall was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court....

Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform...

Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Dancer, Singer(1906–1975) Born Freda Josephine McDonald on June 3, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri,...

My people, my people, oh how I long for solace, for compassion, for a true freedom that's real A freedom that reflects the genuine...

In an ideal world, Black History Month wouldn't be necessary. But we don't live in one. Critics of Black History Month aim to extinguish...

My people, my people, oh how I long for solace, for compassion, for a true freedom that's real A freedom that reflects the genuine...

On September 3, 1838, Frederick Douglass escaped to freedom and found his calling as a leading voice in the abolitionist movement....

February 2017 is African American Month and we would like to give credit and recognition for all of the well-known, and little known...

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art,...

Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is a week-long celebration held in the United States and in other nations of the Western African diaspora in the...

Zora Neale Hurston When Zora Neale Hurston was born on January 7, 1891, African Americans, particularly African-American women, faced...

Alex Haley Author Alex Haley (1921-1992) was best known for works depicting the struggles of African Americans. Raised in Henning,...

Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing - often called "The Black National Anthem" - was written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then...

Black History is American History. This piece cites many amazing African Americans whose contributions to our nation often go unrecognized.

May 1, 1867 - First four students enter Howard University. May 2, 1920 - Indianapolis ABCs defeat Chicago Giants in first Negro National...