Month: February 2023

The Biden administration is emphasizing the importance of Black history in America. At a Black History Month reception held at the White House on Monday [Read More]

On this day in 1984, pop legend Michael Jackson set the record for most Grammy wins in a single night when his album Thriller earned [Read More]

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on President Biden’s plan to forgive an estimated $400 billion in student loan debt. The president’s plan has [Read More]

Marian Anderson, who became one of the most celebrated singers during the 20th century, was born on Feb. 27, 1897, in Philadelphia. Anderson’s career took [Read More]

Brittney Griner was met with a standing ovation as she made a surprise appearance at the NAACP Image Awards over the weekend. It was her [Read More]

Officials in Tennessee’s largest county voted this week to study reparations for descendants of enslaved people. A majority of officials in Shelby County say reparations [Read More]

Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and military experts point to more misery with no end in sight. Here’s US [Read More]

On this day in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States. Crumpler was [Read More]

There is a new bill looking to make the AR-15 style rifle the national gun of the United States. Alabama Congressman Barry Moore introduced the [Read More]

W. E. B. Du Bois was born on this day in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois received his Bachelor’s degree from Fisk University [Read More]