Veteran Actress Margaret Avery Talks Longevity, Sustainability and Remembers Cicely Tyson / WATCH
*Appearing on “Laugh-In” (1967), “Which Way Is Up?” (1977), “The Color Purple” …
April 5, 1968: That Time James Brown ‘Saved’ Boston [EUR Video Throwback]
James Brown already had a concert scheduled at Boston Garden on April 5, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was …
Two Black Women Served As Head Coaches in Same Final Four for 1st Time (Video)
*Black history was made Friday night (April 2) at the 2021 NCAA women’s tournament in San Antonio. For the first time in …
Car Parade Held for Tuskegee Airman William Fauntroy Jr.’s 95th B’Day (Watch)
*One of the original Tuskegee Airmen turned 95 in style Sunday with a car parade befitting his trailblazing service to …
Raise A Fist: Pelosi Appoints Maj. Gen. William Walker as House’s First Black Sergeant-At-Arms (Video)
*House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to be the …
‘Twenty Pearls’: Alpha Kappa Alpha Documentary Celebrates Impact of Black College Women (Trailer)
*Filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper tells the complex story of the nation’s first Black Greek Letter sorority in …
Raise A Fist: Kim Janey Becomes 1st Woman and Person of Color to be Boston Mayor (Watch)
*History is being made on two fronts in Boston, as Kim Janey becomes the city’s first woman and first person of …
Fisk Jubilee Singers Win First Grammy Award in 150 Year History (Watch Acceptance Speech)
*The Fisk Jubilee Singers, founded at the HBCU 150 years ago and instrumental in preserving America’s treasured …
Uncle Nearest Whiskey, Named for Slave Who Mentored Jack Daniel, Now the Best-Selling Black-Owned Spirit of All Time (Video)
*A Tennessee whiskey named after the former slave who mentored Jack Daniel is now the best-selling minority owned and …
‘It Didn’t Really Hit Me Until Just Now’: Maia Chaka Named First Black Woman NFL Referee (Watch)
*The NFL has hired Maia Chaka as a game official for the 2021 season, making her the first Black woman to join the …
Hi De Hi De Hi De What Now? How Cab Calloway Got Away With ‘Minnie The Moocher’ (EUR Video Throwback)
*You’ve heard “Minnie The Moocher” countless times before, but have you ever stopped to really take in …
Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and Former National Urban League President, Dies at 85
*Vernon Jordan, the longtime civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday …
Irv Cross, NFL Player and Pioneering Black Sports Analyst, Dies at 81 (Video)
*Irv Cross, the former Pro Bowl defensive back who broke color barriers as the first Black man to work full time as a …
Wells Fargo Makes Major Investment in Six Black-Owned Banks
*In observance of Black History Month, Wells Fargo has selected six African American minority depository institutions …
Huge Bust of Black Hero Enslaved by Lewis & Clark Suddenly Pops Up in Portland (Video)
*A statue of a conservative figure who had opposed the right of women to vote stood in Portland, Oregon’s Mount …
