Nick Aaron Ford (1904-1982)
Nick Aaron Ford, critic, pedagogic, and activist, was born on August 4, 1904, in Ridgeway (part of Columbia), South Carolina,…
Otha Edward Thornton, Jr. (1967- )
Otha Edward Thornton, Jr., the first African American President of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), was born in October…
Duke And North Carolina Raise Handshake Pettiness To New Level
Basketball guys can sure be little people at times. Duke assistant coach Chris Carrawell refused to shake the hand of…
Yvette Smith (1966-2014)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Yvette Smith, a 47-year-old former housekeeper…
Hurricane Chris (1989- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Christopher Dooley Jr is an American…
Tyrese Gibson (1978- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Rhythm & Blues vocalist, lyricist, and…
St. Philip’s College (1898- )
St. Philip’s College began as St. Philip’s Normal and Industrial School, in 1898 as an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and…
St. Frances de Sales School (1896-1970); St. Emma Military Academy (1899-1972)
Belmead is an historic plantation located near Powhatan, Virginia. The plantation’s main residence, a two-story Gothic revival style structure, was…
Fat Joe/ Joseph Antonio Cartagena (1970- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Joseph Antonio “Fat Joe” Cartagena is…
The Sylvers (1971-1985)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Sylvers, an R&B family vocal…
Betty Davis (1945-2022)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!R&B composer, singer, model Betty Mabry…
Brenda & the Tabulations (1966-1987)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The R&B doo-wop ensemble Brenda &…
Black Cowboys in the 19th Century West (1850-1900)
The earliest evidence of African Americans as cattle herders (cowboys) in North America can be traced back to colonial South…
Don & Juan (1962-2002)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!R&B doo-wop, balladeer duo Don &…
Chris Dickerson (1939-2021)
Chris Dickerson, born Henri Christophe Dickerson, was the first African American to become Mr. America. He was born August 25,…
African Americans in the California Gold Rush (1848-1860)
The California Gold Rush from 1848 to 1860 began after gold was discovered by carpenter and sawmill operator James W.…
Jaime R. Harrison (1976- )
Jaime R. Harrison is the current chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the first African American elected to chair…
James Meredith’s March Against Fear (1966)
The “March Against Fear” beginning on June 5, 1966, was initiated by civil rights activist James Meredith. Four years before…
Black Women and the Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Act (1869- )
Fifty years before the 19th Amendment was passed, Wyoming legislators enacted the Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Act in 1869. The bill…
D4L (2003-2006)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Snap Rap movement ensemble D4L…
Camp Lo (1995- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Legendary Bronx-bred hip hop duo…
Robert Parker, Jr. (1930-2020)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Rhythm & Blues musician Robert Parker,…
(1854) Kansas-Nebraska Act
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That…
Alice Ruth Clark Brown (1952-2021)
Alice Ruth Clark Brown, dancer and aerial acrobat, was born on August 22, 1952, in the Washington Park neighborhood of…
The Floaters (1976-1982; 1990-2019)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Floaters began as an R&B…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (1991- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is a hip-hop group…
(1861) The First Confiscation Act
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That…
Three Degrees (1963- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Three Degrees, the Philadelphia Sound…
Robert Knight (1945-2017)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Robert Knight was born Robert Henry…
Betty Everett (1939-2001)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Pianist/ R&B singer Betty Everett was…
The Evolution of Slavery in Virginia, 1619 to 1661
As you will see below, historians agree that the first twenty Africans landed in Virginia in 1619. What is in…
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery (1688)
The Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery was the first documented protest of enslavement of African Americans made by a religious…
Montell Jordan (1968- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!New Jack-Swing R&B singer Montell Du’Sean…
Deon Jackson (1946-2014)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!R&B singer Deon Jackson was born…
Billy Paul (1934-2016)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Billy Paul, a major artist of…
Clarence Carter (1936- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Composer, lyricist, blues singer Clarence George…
Ivory Joe Hunter (1914-1974)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Composer, pianist/ singer Ivory Joe Hunter…
Gloucester County Conspiracy (1663)
The Gloucester County Conspiracy also known as the Servant’s Plot or Birkenhead’s Rebellion, took place in Virginia in 1663. The…
(1953) TERRY et al. v. ADAMS et al.
345 U.S. 46173 S.Ct. 80997 L.Ed. 1152TERRY et al. v. ADAMS et al.No. 52.Argued Jan. 16, 1953.Decided May 4, 1953.Rehearing…
(1820) The Missouri Compromise
An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the…
(1890) Disenfranchisement Clause, The Mississippi Constitution of 1890
Sec. 240. All elections by the people shall be by ballot.Sec. 241. Every male inhabitant of this State, except idiots,…
Adele Darlene Allen (1953- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Physician, concert pianist, and conductor, Adele…
Bobby Brown (1969- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!New Jack Swinger Bobby Brown was…
The Jaybird-Woodpecker War (1888-1889)
The Jaybird-Woodpecker War was a conflict between two political factions in Fort Bend County, Texas. The origin of the conflict…
Clarence “Frogman” Henry (1937- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Composer, Blues pianist, and singer Clarence…
San Miguel de Gualdape Slave Rebellion (1526)
San Miguel de Gualdape is a former Spanish colony founded in 1526 by Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon. It was the…
Rufus Buck Gang (1895-1896)
The Rufus Buck Gang was an outlaw gang whose members included African Americans, mixed-race (black and Indian), and Native American…
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (1981- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!R&B composers, lyricists James Samuel “Jimmy…
Detroit Emeralds (1966-1978)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Detroit Emeralds, an R&B/ soul…
Bell Biv Devoe (1989- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD) is an…
Jesse James McCrary Jr. (1937-2007)
Jesse James McCrary, Florida Secretary of State from 1978 to 1979, was born on September 16, 1937, in Blichton, Florida.…
Georgette M. Norman (1946- )
Historian, thespian, activist Georgette M. Norman was born on January 27, 1946, in Montgomery, Alabama, to George Maggie Norman, a…
Golden Crown Quartet (1919-1955)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Golden Crown Quartet was established…
Tag Team (1990- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Tag Team is a hip-hop/rap duo…
Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International (1967-1984)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The Philadelphia Sound was created by…
Holland-Dozier-Holland (1962-1970)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The musical trio known from Detroit,…
Lil Troy/ Troy Lane Birklett (1966- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Troy Lane “Lil Troy” Birklett is…
Kirk Franklin and the Family (1992-2010)
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Kirk Franklin and the Family, an…
The Whispers (1963- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!The R&B balladeers known as the…
Bone Crusher/Wayne Hardnett Jr (1971- )
Let it play in the background as you study and immerse yourself in this topic!Wayne “Bone Crusher” Hardnett Jr. is…