December 16: Feminist Author Barbara Smith was born, ... read more »

December 15: "Do the Funky Chicken" Artist Rufus Thomas dies, 2001 ... read more »

December 14: After the Death of His Wife and Himself, George Washington Released the Slaves that Served him ... read more »

December 10: the first African-American Received the Nobel Peace Prize, 1950 ... read more »

December 9: The First African American Photographer to be receive a Guggenheim Honor,, born in 1919 ... read more »

December 8: NAACP filed first suit to equalize salaries for Black Teachers ... read more »

December 7: American Contemporary Writer Richard Wright wins the Spingarn Award, 1941 ... read more »

Some University of Southern Mississippi students are working on a project to document the story of a Black man who was barred from attending the university in the 1950s. ... read more »

December 6: First Black Internationally Known Opera Singer Dies, 1967 ... read more »

December 5: Mary McLeod Bethune created the National Council of Negro Women, 1935 ... read more »

The Ohio sheriff's deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged with murder Thursday, as Goodson's family also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and the now-retired deputy publicly shared details of what happened from his perspective for the first time. ... read more »

A South Florida law school on Thursday announced the creation of a social justice center named after Ben Crump, the Black civil rights attorney who has gained national prominence representing victims of police brutality and vigilante violence. ... read more »

Annie (Celina Smith) sings the classic "Tomorrow" during Annie Live! ... read more / watch video »

Josephine Baker becomes first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon • FRANCE 24 English ... read more / watch video »

December 4: Tyra Banks was Born ... read more »