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A rare photo of Underground Railroad hero and 19th century abolitionist Harriet Tubman sold at a New York City auction…
Gwendolyn Harrison Smith, the first African-American woman to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has died at…
Lola Jones, 5, recreated images of Maya Angelou, Madam C. J. Walker, Rosa Parks, and other notable black women for…
1979 Frank E. Petersen, Jr ~ becomes the U.S. Marine Corps’s first Black Brigadier General 1965 Constance Baker Motley elected…
1992 John Singleton ~ (film director) becomes the first Black director to be nominated for an Academy Award 1919 WEB…
1942 Huey Newton ~ (founder of the Black Panther Party) born 1963 Michael Jeffrey Jordan ~ (basketball legend) is born…
NBC News Los Angeles reports the Los Angeles Unified School District is investigating a teacher who gave a word problem…
The U.S. Department of Education misspelled W.E.B. Du Bois’ name on Twitter while trying to pay homage to the civil…
1900 For a Lincoln birthday celebration, James Weldon Johnson writes the lyrics for “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. With…
In honor of Black History Month 2016, NewsOne will honor the accomplishments of our Black politicians, organizers, entertainers, and everyday…
istory-making occasions are rarely recognized until they end up in the textbooks. As we face some of the most challenging…
Black women aren’t stuck in the roles of yesteryear. Over time, they’ve graced screens – both big and small –…
Former Black Panther Sekou Odinga and Black Lives Matter activist Larry Fellows may come from different Black liberation movements, but…
From Serena and Venus Williams taking over the tennis world, to Usain Bolt’s Olympic wins, there’s plenty of inspiration for…
There’s no denying how huge Black History Month was this year. In fact, the cosmos even treated us to the…
Federal parks officials held a signing ceremony and formally established the new Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in upstate New…
New data shows a racial divide when it comes to how historical events are viewed.
The ask for a statue of the abolitionist has been brought forth before but failed in 2012 and 2013.
From Tommie and John’s Black Power salute to Gabby Douglas becoming the first African American to win an individual gymnastics…
