Woodson was a historian, journalist, and author who pioneered the study of the history of African-Americans. He was also one of the first...

Dred Scott was an African-American man who was enslaved. He and his wife Harriet tried to seek freedom in 1857, but they were denied it....

Jordan was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate.

The contralto was born in Philadelphia and gained fame as a concert singer. In 1935 she became a top performer after singing at town hall...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, OH to Matilda and Joshua Dunbar who were both slaves. He is known as one of the first African...

The camera was his weapon. Gordon Parks is known for his breathtaking captures featured in LIFE and Vogue

He just graduated high school and now, he will be leading a town in Arkansas, as the youngest Black mayor in United States history!

He was born James Mercer Langston Hughes in Joplin, MO. Hughes was a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.

Jesse Owens ran right through racial barriers to become a world-record-setting Olympian

Who is Bayard Rustin? MLK did not actually organize The March on Washington- Rustin did!

He was born Joseph Lewis Barrow in Chambers County, Alabama. Known as the “Brown Bomber” he gained the title by defeating James Braddock in

Lansing area strives to live out Dr. King’s legacy

Nicole Craine for The New York Times The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is the nation’s longest-running,...

Biden to speak at Ebenezar Baptist Church this morning, childhood church home of MLK

4 things to know about MLK

Lansing NAACP swearing in new elected president this week (January 5)

Greater Lansing Clergy Forum celebrates MLK on January 15

Kid-friendly Youtube Channels to teach your child about Kwanzaa

A 13-year-old girl from Fort Worth, Texas, Alena Analeigh Wicker, has become the youngest black person ever admitted to Medical School.

Thought for Today....