August 20, 1944: On this day the Spingarn Medal was presented to Charles R. Drew “who set up...
Black History
August 19, 1993: The passing of a trailblazer…. Robert C. Maynard, the first African Am hbkerican...
AUGUST 18: On this date in 1963, the first Black person graduated from the University of Mississippi....
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...
