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On this day in 1967, the first national Black Power Conference convened
On July 20, 1967, more than a thousand people from a wide array of community organizations and other groups convened in Newark to discuss...
On this day in 1959, the Boston Red Rox became racially integrated
On July 21, 1959, the Boston Red Sox became racially integrated. By signing infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the Red Sox became the last major...
On this day 59 years ago, the Harlem Race Riot began after a Black teenager was fatally shot
Exactly 59 years ago today, on July 18, 1964, the Harlem Race Riot began after a 15-year-old Black teenager was fatally shot by a...
On this day in 1935, Diahann Carroll was born
Diahann Carroll was born in the Bronx, New York, on July 17, 1935. When she was an infant, the family moved to Harlem, where...
On this day in 1905, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened in Harlem
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened in Harlem, New York, on July 14, 1905. The center is one of the leading...