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Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam ("Black Muslims") during their period of greatest growth in the mid-twentieth century. He was a major promoter of independent, black-operated busi

Ladies and gentlemen... Meet Flavor Flav's Mom...LOL (Click on pic to enlarge)

A pioneer in the world of African American music education, Harriet Gibbs Marshall was born in Victoria, British Columbia on February 18, 1868 to Mifflin Wistar Gibbs and Maria Ann (Alexander) Gibbs.

Slavery Finally Abolished in Mississippi—Just in Time for Black History Month It only took 148 years, but black people in Mississippi are officially free. Like officially officially. They probably

Woman nearly taken in by check scam, warns others to be wary AMITE, La.-- It came via overnight priority from FedEx -- a check purportedly worth a couple of thousand dollars, about the same amount

In 1943, Euphemia Lofton Haynes earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C., thus becoming the first African American Woman Ph. D. in Mathematics. Born Martha Eup

From GlobalResearch.com February 19, 2013 Disability campaigners are making a last-ditch appeal for clemency for Warren Hill, an intellectually disabled prisoner who is scheduled to be put to deat

Posted on February 13, 2013 By Anthony Kort UPDATE 2/13/13 1:06pm PST: Authorities have claimed to have found a wallet within the burned down cabin that contained a California Driver’s License wi

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson (January 4, 1890 – September 10, 1976) was an American educator. He served as the first black president of Howard University, from 1926 until 1960. Johnson received his B.A.

On February 13, 1970, Joseph Searles became the first African American member of the New York Stock Exchange. The Kansas State University graduate was working as an aide for New York City Mayor John L

Emmett Till's family is livid over a new song released by Lil Wayne and Future.

The Black Panthers, Black History Month, and “Domestic Terrorism” by Ron Jacobs / February 10th, 2013 Once again, it’s Black History Month in the United States. Since the inception of this celebra

Hold back the tears as we remember Whitney Houston one year later...

Grace Towns-Hamilton (1907–1992) was the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly. As executive director of the Atlanta Urban League 1943–1960, Hamilton was involved in iss

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In 2013, no one expects to see a man dressed in a Ku Klux Clan robe mid-morning in Center City, Philadelphia. “I think that’s nonsense,” said one woman on the street. “He ne

Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1914 – April 16, 1994) was an American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisibl

MISSOURI (KFVS) -Missouri is number one, but it's on a list that no state wants to be on. According to The National Violence Policy Center, Missouri has the highest rate of African Americans kille

Over three decades after his death, the immortal words the revered Bob Marley gave the world, continue to inspire. Protestors around the world, whether those at Occupy Wall St. styled

Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., has worked in private practice, for the U.S. Public Health Service, and on numerous committees, and in 1993 was the first African American woman to be appointed dean of a Unite