VIA Hot 107.9 Philly By now, you’ve probably seen the memes and video clips of Richard Sherman. He’s the Seahawk who unleashed a post-game rant…
On January 13, 1913 on the campus of Howard University, 22 female students founded Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. With the strength of those 22…
Judge June Berry Darensburg is now the first black woman to serve as a Judicial District Court Chief Judge in the Jefferson parish of New…
One of the least-known names in music history is a Waco, Texas native named Tom Wilson. Tom Wilson was a black Harvard graduate, a DJ…
In celebration of Black History Month in February, Lifetime network will premiere a must see movie, “The Gabby Douglas Story,” Saturday, February 1st, at 8pm ET. The Gabby Douglas Story, stars Regina King, S. Epatha Merkerson, Imani Hakim, Sydney Mikayla and Gabby Douglas herself. The movie tells the inspiring true story of the international gymnastics […]
The 25th dynasty of Egypt dates back to 746 to 653 BC. This was also the dynasty known as the “Kings of Kush.” The Kingdom…
In 1876, black inventor Lewis H. Latimer drew up designs for an invention made by a colleague who was a teacher of the deaf. That…
12/11/13- Roland Martin talks with Randall Robinson, founder of TransAfrica, about Nelson Mandela’s legacy.
Nelson Mandela passed away last week while Alicia Keys and John Legend were on tour in Australia. Here’s a special tribute as the two sing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song,” honoring the late leader. Keys said, “we wanted to do something special in honor of the great Nelson Mandela, who I feel so moved by in […]
Dr. Maya Angelou, a living legend among us, has delivered a powerful, gripping tribute to Nelson Mandela on behalf of the American people. Released by…
One of the most loved and kind hearted human beings has left this world. And while you think you know him from books, movies, and…