King James was black: Part Two
By Simba Jama -
A FEW months ago in the series ‘Moorish depiction in European literature’ we referred to the ‘3D’ animation movie called Shrek.
This movie is about a green giant (ogre) who eventually marries a curs ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2023 at 1:55PM
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King James was black: Part One
By Simba Jama
KING James the 1st of England was originally King James the 6th of Scotland.
He was the son of a black father and a coloured mother both of royal blood. Without the necessary background, this may so ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2023 at 1:08PM
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Frank E. Petersen
Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr. (March 2, 1932 – August 25, 2015) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general.
Pet ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2023 at 10:56AM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 23, 1868
W.E.B. Du Bois is born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil ...
Posted Thursday, February 23rd 2023 at 9:07AM
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Roberta Martin
Roberta Evelyn Martin (February 12, 1907 – January 18, 1969) was an American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choral organizer, helped launch the careers of many other gospel artists through her group, The Roberta Mart ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 9:43PM
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FIRST GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST RAP SONG
Although the Grammy Awards came out in 1959, The Recording Academy didn’t debut the Best Rap Performance award until 1989, a year in which it was awarded to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince for "Parents Just Do ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 3:41PM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 22, 1988
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince nab first rap Grammy for the hit, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
On this day in 1988, the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences awarded its first-ever Grammy award for ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 12:46PM
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Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and he was the best-known player in th ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 11:01AM
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (September 24, 1825 – February 22, 1911) was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, temperance activist, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Beginning in 1845, she was one of the firs ...
Posted Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 10:41AM
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Brittney Griner returns to the WNBA with 1-year Phoenix Mercury deal
Story by Ariana Garcia •
Brittney Griner is officially suiting up and heading back to the WNBA after signing a one-year, $165,100 contract with the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2023 at 5:53PM
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Roger Charlery (21 February 1963 – 26 March 2019)
known professionally as Ranking Roger, was a British musician. He was a vocalist in the 1980s ska band the Beat (known in North America as the English Beat) and later new wave band General Public. ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2023 at 12:40PM
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Need a Resistor? Thank Otis Boykin!
February is Black History Month, and we want to take some time to highlight the work of black scientists and engineers whose work influences our industry and the world around us. Today we want to tell you about ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2023 at 11:48AM
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Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was assassinated in Manhattan, New York City on February 21, 1965. While preparing to ad ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2023 at 11:35AM
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Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (/ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanne ...
Posted Tuesday, February 21st 2023 at 11:07AM
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Jazz singer Nancy Wilson born
Feb 20, 1936
Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was es ...
Posted Monday, February 20th 2023 at 7:44PM
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Who Were The Best Presidents For Black Americans?
Story by Jessica Washington •
Let’s be real: even if your love for former President Barack Obama runs deep, most people aren’t thinking about their favorite President this weekend.
Was Barac ...
Posted Monday, February 20th 2023 at 1:11PM
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RETIRED NBA MVP CHARLES BARKLEY BORN
February 20, 1963
Retired NBA player Charles Wade Barkley born in Leeds, Alabama. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Pl ...
Posted Monday, February 20th 2023 at 12:40PM
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BEST SELLING SINGER RIHANNA BORN
February 20, 1988
Best selling singer Rihanna born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Saint Michael, Barbados. Her mother is of Guyanese descent.
A Grammy Award winning artist she has several top 10 hit songs to her credi ...
Posted Monday, February 20th 2023 at 9:13AM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 20, 1992
John Singleton was nominated for Best Director at the Oscars on Feb. 20, 1992.
On Feb. 20, 1992, John Singleton made history as the first African-American to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Director f ...
Posted Monday, February 20th 2023 at 8:42AM
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FIRST BLACK GOLD MEDALIST IN WINTER OLYMPICS
Cristie LeondisFebruary 19, 2015
On Feb. 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers made history by becoming the first person of African descent to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Flowers ...
Posted Sunday, February 19th 2023 at 8:26PM
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Vonetta Flowers
Vonetta Flowers (née Jeffery; born October 29, 1973) is an American bobsledder. In 2002 Winter Olympics, Flowers became the first African American and the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympic ...
Posted Sunday, February 19th 2023 at 6:32PM
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Biography
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) (age 83)
Born In Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Robi ...
Posted Sunday, February 19th 2023 at 5:22PM
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Henry Sylvester-Williams First Pan-African Congress
Henry Sylvester-Williams (24 March 1867 or 15 February 1869 – 26 March 1911) was a Trinidadian lawyer, activist, councillor and writer who was among the founders of the Pan-African movement.
A ...
Posted Sunday, February 19th 2023 at 4:46PM
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Toni Morrison
Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song ...
Posted Saturday, February 18th 2023 at 4:41PM
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