Beyond the Umbrella: Why Black Skin Needs Sunscreen Too
June 5, 2024
The question lingers: Do people with darker skin tones actually need sunscreen? That’s the question I posed to the team behind Black Girl Sunscreen.
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Melanin
I was Melanin Before I was American
January 11, 2024
2024 is going to be too important of an election year for us (the Black community) to say things like “them” and “they” when we all know just who and what we are talking about.
Emmy Nominated Divorce Court Host Creates Playbook for Modern Day Dating
November 11, 2021
Part of finding a significant other is peering through the mirror that one holds up in front of themselves. Judge Faith Jenkins provides the tools to see oneself with clarity, in order to have a healthy sense of attraction to someone else. In her new book, “SIS, DON’T SETTLE: How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart,” Jenkins examines the price of self-value and how it affects ones dating experience.
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
October 10: Grammy award winning singer, actress and dancer Mya Marie Harrison was born, 1979
October 10, 2021
October 10: Grammy award winning singer, actress and dancer Mya Marie Harrison was born, 1979
October 9: Death of mathematician Benjamin Banneker (74), in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.
October 9, 2021
October 9: Death of mathematician Benjamin Banneker (74), in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.
October 8: Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
October 8, 2021
October 8: Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
October 6: Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi.
October 6, 2021
October 6: Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. Hamer was a civil rights activist who helped African Americans register to vote and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1964.
October 5: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first Black Congresswoman from California. Born in Los Angeles,
October 5, 2021
October 5: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first Black Congresswoman from California. Born in Los Angeles, Burke discovered a lot of feats, in 1966, she became the first African American woman elected to the California assembly.
Marcus Delgado is The Director Who Can Do This From Day One
October 4, 2021
Marcus Delgado is the rumored favorite of the Biden administration to be the nest director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO). It’s time that President Biden made the nomination rumor a reality, so the Senate can swiftly confirm him.
October 3: Alfred Sharpton Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1954
October 3, 2021
October 3: Alfred Sharpton Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1954
October 1: Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director.
October 1, 2021
October 1: Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director.
September 30: Federal Marshalls escort James Meredith to the University of Mississippi campus, 1962
September 30, 2021
September 30: Federal Marshalls escort James Meredith to the University of Mississippi campus, 1962 Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com Interested in Latinx History? Check out the world’s only Latinx Facts Calendar at LatinxCalendar.com
September 29: The civil rights organization, the National Urban League, was founded in New York City, 1901
September 29, 2021
September 29: The civil rights organization, the National Urban League, was founded in New York City, 1901