October 28: Lenny Wilkens was Born, 1937
October 28, 2021
October 28: Lenny Wilkens was Born, 1937
Breaking News
- L.A. Sentinel and FACE Leaders Unite to ‘Stop the Hate’ Crimes in Los Angeles
- Fathers and Mothers Who Care Host 12th Annual Toy Giveaway in Compton
- Community in Shock and Disbelief Over Allegations Regarding Deputy Mayor Brian K. Williams
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- L.A.Rams Defense Dismantle Cardinals 13-9
- Clippers Outlast Golden State Warriors 102-92
- Sportscaster Greg Gumbel Dies From Cancer at Age 78
- USC Men’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight; Beats Southern University 82-51
Black Fact of the Day
October 27: Former UN Ambassador, Andrew Young, elected mayor of Atlanta, 1981
October 27, 2021
October 27: Former UN Ambassador, Andrew Young, elected mayor of Atlanta, 1981
October 26: Inventor T. Marshall Patented the Fire Extinguisher, 1872
October 26, 2021
October 26: Inventor T. Marshall Patented the Fire Extinguisher, 1872
October 25: Zadie Smith, writer and essayist, was Born in London, 1975
October 25, 2021
October 25: Zadie Smith, writer and essayist, was Born in London, 1975
October 24: First Black-Authored Play Becomes “Long-Run” Broadway Hit, “Mulatto” Opens, 1935
October 24, 2021
October 24: First Black-Authored Play Becomes “Long-Run” Broadway Hit, “Mulatto” Opens, 1935
October 23: NNAMDI AZIKIWE SPEAKS BEFORE THE BRITISH PEACE CONFERENCE IN LONDON
October 23, 2021
October 23: NNAMDI AZIKIWE SPEAKS BEFORE THE BRITISH PEACE CONFERENCE IN LONDON
October 22: First black post office opened in the South, 1955
October 22, 2021
ober 22: First black post office opened in Atlanta, GA, 1955
October 21: The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem, 1979
October 21, 2021
October 21: The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem, 1979
October 20: Calvin Broadus Also Known as Snoop Dog was Born,1971
October 20, 2021
October 20: Calvin Broadus Also Known as Snoop Dog was Born,1971
October 19: First Black Republicans were elected, holding three of the four congressional seats in South Carolina
October 19, 2021
October 19: First Black Republicans were elected, holding three of the four congressional seats in South Carolina
October 18: American Scholar John Chavis was born, 1763
October 18, 2021
October 18: John Chavis was born, 1763 First African American to graduate from a college or university in the United States,
October 17: News of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings’s (D-Md.) death on Oct. 17, 2019
October 17, 2021
October 17: News of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings’s (D-Md.) death on Oct. 17, 2019
October 15: Judge Clarence Thomas named the 106th associate justice of the U.S.
October 16, 2021
October 15: Judge Clarence Thomas named the 106th associate justice of the U.S.
October 16: Nation of Islam’s Minister gathered one million black men together in Washington DC, 1995
October 16, 2021
October 16: Nation of Islam’s Minister Louis Farrakhan gathered one million black men together in Washington DC
October 14: Martin Luther King Jr. received a Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
October 14, 2021
October 14: Martin Luther King Jr. received a Nobel Peace Prize, 1964