African Americans
Today in African American history: Dr. Dre turns 50
February 18, 2015Dr. Dre, record producer and Grammy-winning rapper, born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, Calif., in 1965, turns 50 today.
Read more“Let us breathe and grow”: 41st African American History celebrations
February 18, 2015The 41st Annual People's World African American History Month Celebrations will take place in Hartford and New Haven, Conn.
Read moreA lynching in New Orleans
February 18, 2015How recent these events! How deeply seared in living human memory!
Read moreToday in African American history: Birthday of Eddie Robinson
February 13, 2015Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.
Read moreToday in African American history: An important birthday
February 12, 2015What you may not realize is that the founding of the NAACP took place, significantly on Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthdate, in 1909.
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