AUGUST 18: On this date in 1963, the first Black person graduated from the University of Mississippi....
Activism
Born in Jamaica, Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which...
On Aug. 15, 1938, United States House Representative Maxine Waters was born in Kinloch, Missouri. She represents California’s 43rd...
August 14: The Springfield race riot of 1908, moreso a massacre, was a series of violent actions initiated against African...
[Breaking] Stacey Abrams Launches Voter Protection Program Ahead of 2020 Elections in Battleground States
