1945: Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County, Florida
OCTOBER 9
1806—Benjamin Banneker dies in Ellicott Mills, Md., at age 74. Banneker was a brilliant...
AUGUST 21
1831—The Nat Turner slave rebellion begins in Southampton, Va. It was the best organized and most deadly slave revolt in American history....
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...
GARRETT A. MORGAN
FEBRUARY 28
1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites...
Andrew Young
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 in...
This Jan. 26, 1965 file photo shows Mildred Loving and her husband Richard P Loving. (AP Photo, File)
SEPTEMBER 20
1664—Maryland enacts the nation’s first...
by Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs
Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them.
Known around the...
by Brandy Thomas Wells, Oklahoma State University
Nutrition is among the most critical issues of our time. Diet-related illnesses are shortening life spans and the...
Nothing like Black history being made during Black History Month!
On Tuesday (February 21), Virginia Democratic state Senator Jennifer McClellan overwhelmingly won Tuesday's special election...
