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On this day in 1971, Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G., was born in Brooklyn
Christopher Wallace, who would go on to be known as the rapper Notorious B.I.G., was born on May 21, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York.
Wallace...
Supreme Court’s Landmark Brown v. Board Decision Marks 70th Anniversary
Seventy years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education centered on...
Alsobrooks Triumphs in Maryland Democratic Senate Primary, Faces Hogan in General Election
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks clinched Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary, according to NBC News, prevailing over self-funded Rep. David Trone following a contentious...
Legacy of John Conyers Jr.: From Detroit to Decades in Congress
Representative John Conyers Jr. was born on this day, May, 16, 1929. A Detroit Democrat who represented the 14th Congressional District, Conyers entered the U.S. House...
P.B.S. Pinchback, the first Black American to serve as governor of a U.S. state, was born on this day
P.B.S. Pinchback, the first Black American to serve as governor of a U.S. state, was born on May 10, 1837, to a formerly enslaved...