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Eric Himpton Holder, born on this day in 1951 in New York City, served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States under President...

Barney Lancelot Ford was born into slavery on this day in 1822 in Virginia. He escaped slavery, and overtime built himself a business...

Arguably America’s greatest cultural icon, Paul Leroy Robeson died on this day in 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lawyer,...

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was born on this day in 1874 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He was a historian, writer, bibliophile, and an...

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, on this day in 1972, formally announced her presidential campaign. She was the first Black woman to win...

Angela Yvonne Davis is born on this day in 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama. A philosopher, academic, author and activist, Dr. Davis has been...

Soprano Mary Violet Leontyne Price, of international acclaim, made her Metropolitan Opera House debut in New York City as Leonora in Il...

Ronald Erwin McNair was one of the first three Black Astronauts chosen in 1978. On this day in 1986, he was one of the crew members...

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, perhaps the best-known Russian poet, and the ‘father of Russian Literature’, died on this day in 1837 in...

William Wells Brown, who escaped slavery in 1834, is considered the first African American novelist. His play, The Escape; or A Leap for...

Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, the Black man who integrated Major League Baseball, was born on this day in 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. Over his...