“Politicizing Beyonce” is the name of the course being taught by Professor Kevin Allred at Rutgers University. The course will…

1984: Musician and entertainer Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammy Awards. His album, “Thriller” remains one of the top-grossing albums of…

1869: Congress adopted the 15th Amendment, making it illegal for the US to deny the right to vote based on…

1928: Singer “Fats” Domino was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of…

1864: After graduating from New England Female Medical College, Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an…

1965: Constance Baker Motley is elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a…

1989: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince win the first Rap Grammy for the hit single “Parents Just Don’t…

On February 21, 1965, former Nation of Islam leader and influential Black Civil Rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated in…

1940: Soul singer William “Smokey” Robinson born in Detroit, Michigan. Smokey was an original member of Motown’s first vocal group,…