This Day In Quiztory

The Southampton Insurrection (or Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion), a coordinated uprising of enslaved black people, began in Southampton County, Virginia

Today we celebrate the achievements of boxing promoter Don King on his 89th birthday!

Today we celebrate boxer Theodore "Tiger" Flowers, the first black world middleweight boxing champion

Today we share some background on James Meredith, the first black graduate of the University of Mississippi

Today we share some history on the life and legacy of political activist Marcus Garvey

Today we celebrate actress Halle Berry, the first African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress

Today we shine a spotlight on the achievements of speed skater Shani Davis, the first African American athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of world renowned graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat on the anniversary of his tragic death at the age of 27.

Today we shine a spotlight on J. Rosamond Johnson, composer of the black national anthem "Lift Every Voice And Sing"

Today we celebrate recording artist Patti Austin on her 70th birthday!

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of recording artist Esther Phillips

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of professor and theologian James H. Cone on what would be his 82nd birthday.

Twenty three years ago today, the late night talk show "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show" premiered

Today we celebrate Spinderella, DJ for the trailblazing rap group Salt-N-Pepa, on her 49th birthday.

Today we celebrate politician Deval Patrick on his 64th birthday! A one-time 2020 presidential hopeful, he was the 71st governor of Massachusetts and the first African American to hold the position.

Today we remember the life and legacy of Louis Lomax, the first African American television journalist

Today we share some history on Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church in the nation

103 years ago today marks the silent march organized by the NAACP down New York's 5th Avenue to protest the East St. Louis Massacre.

101 years ago today marks the start of the Chicago Race Riot that left 38 people dead during the week long racial conflict