Black History 365
Lee P. Brown at 89: Houston’s First Black Mayor — and the Cop Who Changed the Department First
From a Wewoka, Oklahoma birth certificate that read "Baby Brown" to Houston's first Black mayor: Lee P. Brown turns 89…
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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,…