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Facts

Harlem Globetrotters formed in 1927. They are the only sports team to have a star on “Hollywood’s Walk of Fame” and have won more than 22,500 games.

National

The 2011 Trumpet Awards which is being held today at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta , will honor U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, civil rights leader Al Sharpton, and our own Radio One CEO Alfred D. Liggins III. According to newsone.com, the awards will be hosted by husband-and-wife actors Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe, and […]

Facts

American television personality, Oprah Winfrey, whose syndicated daily talk show is among the most popular was born in Kosciusko, Miss in 1954.

General

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General

After holding several funerals for murder victims in his lifetime, the Reverend Earl Nance Junior is not surprised Missouri leads the nation for black on black murders.

Facts

In 1970, Arthur Ashe, first Black male to win Wimbledon, is denied entry to South African Open due to Ashe’s sentiments on S.Africa’s racial policies.

General

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History

Professing to be “unbossed and unbought,” Shirley Chisholm was the first black female major-party candidate for President of the United States, and the first black woman to be elected to Congress. Chisholm wasn’t intent on winning the presidency, but was steadfast on challenging conventions and showing Black America that they could aim high. She set […]

Videos

Pastor Shirley Caesar talks about who influenced her “Way Black When”.

Videos

R&B diva Kelly Price reflects on her childhood and what inspired her to write her first song “Way Black When.”

Entertainment

In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.

Facts

Ralph Ellison’s powerful novel, Invisible Man, wins the National Book Award of 1952.