Black History 365
Otis Redding at 85: The Georgia Sharecropper’s Son Who Gave Soul Music Its Roar
Otis Redding would have turned 85 on Sept. 9. Gone at 26, the Dawson, Georgia native gave us "Respect," "Try…
Category: Black History 365
Black History 365
BH365: Born Today in 1921 — Constance Baker Motley, the Lawyer Who Desegregated Schools Before She Ever Wore a Robe
Born Sept. 14, 1921, Constance Baker Motley authored the complaint that ended school segregation and became the first Black woman…
Black History 365
Vanessa Williams at 43: The Crown, the Scandal, the Comeback
Forty-three years ago, Vanessa Williams became the first Black Miss America. They took her crown, but she staged one of…
Black History 365
Julia at 58: The Nurse Who Kicked TV’s Door In
Fifty-eight years ago, Diahann Carroll became TV's first Black leading lady outside a servant role. What that door opened, what…
Black History 365
B.B. King at 101: The Thrill Ain’t Gone
On B.B. King's 101st birthday, we celebrate the King of the Blues — from a Mississippi cotton plantation to Lucille,…
Black History 365
Celebrating Juneteenth: Our History, Our Freedom, and Why It Matters
Happy Juneteenth! If you are new to this day, let’s get something straight right off the bat: this isn’t just…
Black History 365
How Zoning Laws Were Used as Weapons Against Black Communities
Unmasking the history of "economic zoning"—the legal tool used to separate communities, lower property values, and dilute Black voting power…
Black History 365
Unmasking the Myth of the “Bad N*gger”
From 1921 Tulsa to modern media, explore the "Bad N*gger" myth: a deadly tool used to criminalize Black success and…