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....
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...
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...
That lucrative job offer does not always fall into one’s lap without effort paving the way.
It takes intentionality, grit and, many times, irreplaceable...
…Fingerprinting will discriminate against communities of color By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has come out strongly against…
ATLANTA (AP) — One presidential candidate pledged to “Stand up for America.” Two generations later, another promises to “Make America Great Again.” Their common denominator:…
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday sparked a scramble among Republican candidates Monday looking to stop billionaire businessman Donald Trump from…
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is drawing criticism for refusing to denounce an implicit endorsement from former Ku Klux Klan leader…
