You may also like
Ghana coronavirus: jumbo recoveries, prez assents to 'People's Vaccine'
April 16: 5,530 cases, jumbo recoveries
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954)
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The movement has had a lasting impact on United States society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil
Read more
Source: ThoughtCo
Africa's Media Hit Hard By COVID-19 Crisis
In normal times, reporters at the Nigerian independent radio network Dandal Kura International earn the equivalent of around $100
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Palmer, Ronald DeWayne (1932-2014)
Ronald DeWayne Palmer, U.S. ambassador to three nations—Togo, Malaysia, and Mauritius—was born on May 22, 1932, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Bordeaux in France from 1954 to 1955 and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Howard University in 1955. He received an
Read more
Source: Black Past
Jul
25
1987
Angola: COVID-19 - Infringing Airlines Risk Getting Licences Cancelled
Luanda — Air transport companies and travel agencies who operate passenger flights in contempt of the state of emergency rules announced by Angolan Government will be fined or get their licence impounded, the Transport Ministry
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Iconic Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell dies
HOLLYWOOD – Andre Harrell, the founder of Uptown Records best known as the man who turned Sean “Diddy” Combs into a music mogul, died Fried at the age of
Read more
Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News
Malawi's presidential campaign amid virus
Malawi’s presidential campaign is in full swing despite the COVID-19
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Facebook to pay $52M to employees with PTSD from moderating rape, murder and suicide videos
(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty
Read more
Source: theGrio
IMPORTANT REMINDERS: Baltimore City Telephone Town Hall | Afro
You’re invited to join Mayor Jack Young for a Telephone Town Hall, Tuesday May 12th at
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Africa: The Nile That Unites Should Not Divide
Sudan on Tuesday refused to sign agreements that will enable Ethiopia to start filling the waters of its $4.6 billion Renaissance Dam from
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
West, Togo D., Jr. (1942- )
Togo D. West Jr., attorney and government official, was born on June 21, 1942 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Togo D. West, Sr. and Evelyn Carter West. In 1959 he graduated as valedictorian from Atkins High School in that same city.   In 1965, West enrolled at Howard University, earning his
Read more
Source: Black Past
Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Jun
21
1942
NBA community reacts to Moses Malone's death
The death of 76ers great Moses Malone rocked the sports world
Read more
Source: Savoy Network
Buffalo Soldiers in Montana (1888-1898)
Between 1866 and 1917, African American soldiers served throughout the western United States, including the territory and later state of Montana. Beginning in 1888, the 24th and 25th Infantries and the 9th and 10th Cavalries would be stationed throughout Montana at Fort Missoula, Fort Keogh, and
Read more
Source: Black Past
Ben Carson
Ben Carson is a famous surgeon, who is well known for the surgeries he has performed to separate conjoined twins. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 18, 1951 to Sonya and Robert Carson. Sonya came from a poor Baptist family, and had married Robert at the age of 13. When she found out her
Read more
Source: Black History Resources
Sponsored by Intellitech
Sep
18
1951
Africa: COVID-19 - a Threat to Peace Efforts in Africa
South Sudan's unity government of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which has been in power since March 12, reacted early and restricted the movement of its people to prevent the virus from spreading across the
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
(1997) Kweisi Mfume, “A Shining and Powerful Dream”
Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, represented that city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996 and rose to become Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.  On February 15, 1996, he stepped down to become President of the National Association for the
Read more
Source: Black Past
Alternate Care Site Opens at Convention Center | Afro
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the area without flattening of the curve, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was pleased to showcase the alternative care site to support the nation’s capital’s battle against the novel coronavirus at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Rep Maxine Waters reveals her sister died of COVID-19 at nursing home
California Rep Maxine Waters' sister died from coronavirus at a Missouri nursing home where staffers have staged protests against poor
Read more
Source: Daily Mail Online
Rwanda: How Government Plans to Revive Mining Sector
Mining is one of the sectors that have been affected, with falling prices for different types of mineral commodities across different
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa , original name in full James William Brown, Jr. (born April 29, 1947, Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.), American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor known for his autobiographical poems about race, the Vietnam War, and jazz and
Read more
Source: Brittanica
Apr
29
1947
Zambia shuts border with Tanzania over virus spread fears
May 10: Closure of border with Tanzania
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Africa: Impact of School Closures On Education Outcomes in South Africa
In response to COVID-19 school closures and adherence to social distancing, UNESCO and many governments and agencies have recommended the use of distance learning, open educational applications and online learning to reduce disruption to
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Eritrea officially virus-free with 100% recoveries, zero deaths
Total confirmed cases = 39
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Kenya coronavirus: Updates from March - April 2020
May 8: Govt to foot quarantine bills, cases at 607
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Kenya coronavirus: 715 cases, Kenyatta joins summit of EAC leaders
Major topics covered below
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Poll: US Believers See Message of Change From God in Virus | Afro
The poll found that 31% of Americans who believe in God feel strongly that the virus is a sign of God telling humanity to change, with the same number feeling that
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Soul legend Stevie Wonder at 70 | DW | 12.05.2020
The year is 1963, yet hardly anyone in the theater knows who "Little Stevie Wonder" is when his record label Motown Records introduces
Read more
Source: News and current affairs from Germany and around the world | DW
It All Begins With Self: Ambassador Delano Lewis on Achieving Success & Giving Service to Others
A life and career centered in service can take one many places. For Ambassador Delano Lewis it has ranged from his early roots in Kansas City, KS to service in the Peace Corps in Africa, being named CEO of Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company (C&P Telephone Company), President and CEO of
Read more
Source: Savoy Network
Price, Florence Beatrice Smith (1887-1953)
Florence Beatrice Smith, the first black woman composer to garner an international reputation, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1887, to James H. Smith, a dentist, and Florence Gulliver Smith, a former school teacher and private lesson piano teacher who also managed several local
Read more
Source: Black Past
No new COVID-19 cases in Tunisia - Authorities
*No new Covid-19 cases have been registered in Tunisia for the past five days, the country’s authorities said Friday, after a further easing of the curfew, and the reopening of supermarkets throughout the
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
More from The Washington Informer
JESSE JACKSON: The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery — And Our Continuing Terror
Northam Sanctions Friday Reopening of Businesses, Expresses Concern About Northern Va.
Nick Cannon Among Howard U.’s Class of 2020
Stacey Abrams Endorses Joe Biden for President
Can Joe Biden Win? The Jury is Out
Implicit Bias a Driver of COVID-19 Among African-Americans
Future For Md. Schools Uncertain
Work Still Needed in Md. Prisons, Jails to Combat Pandemic, Criminal Justice Advocates Say
D.C. Convention Center Becomes COVID-19 Care Site
Three N.C. Universities Join Forces for Racial Justice
Md. Residents Plead for Help from Lawmakers Amid Pandemic
PRIMAS: Education and Civil Rights Groups Want Action to Support the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Students
Recent & Recommended Books on Nursing, Black Nurses and Midwifery
National Black Nurses Association, Leading the Charge
World Health Organization and Partners Call for Urgent Investment in Nurses
By the Numbers: Nursing in 2020
Why Holistic Wellness Approaches Are Critical to Closing Minority Health Disparity Gap During COVID-19
Black Nurses: A Tradition of Care Amid Crises
Relax, Replenish and Renew: Helping Nurses Find Time to Self-Care
COVID-19 and Black People
Nurses, Nurses, Everywhere! A Quick Look at Some Careers in Nursing
We Are Here for YOU During Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Beyond
Bowser Extends D.C.’s Stay-at-Home Order Through June 8
Ahmaud Arbery Case: ‘They Made the Arrest Because We Saw the Video’
Why Black Residents in D.C. Fear Reopening the Economy
Howard Confers Degrees with Virtual Ceremony
Local Schools, Teaching Candidates Participate in Virtual Job Fair
New College Sexual Assault Rules Issued
THE RELIGION CORNER: Posthumous Pulitzer Prize to Ida B. Wells
Yobe State to Investigate Cause of 150 Deaths in One Week
Redskins Unveil 2020 NFL Regular Season Schedule
Nursing Homes Lead Nation Among COVID-19 Cases
Hogan Eases Pandemic Restrictions, Allows Some Businesses to Reopen Friday
CityDance Phenom Corbin Holloway Shines on ‘Little Big Shots’
2020 Mazda3 Hatchback Takes Step Toward Luxury Class
Food Donation Efforts Swell as More Churches Join In
Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebrates 2020 Grads
Pepco Extends Pandemic Customer Bill and Service Support Programs Through July 1
GWUL President Backs D.C.’s Extension of Shelter-in-Place Policy
Helping Veterans and Active-Duty Military Cope With Social Isolation
Newly Unemployed? Understanding Your Health Insurance Options
Prince George’s, Montgomery Not Ready to Start Reopening
Black Lawmakers in Virginia Urge Northam to Reconsider Friday Reopening
Prince George’s Will Reopen June 1, Alsobrooks Says
41M Americans Jobless Amid Pandemic: Labor Dept.
Blood Clots Fill Lungs of Blacks With COVID-19: Study
Ford Police Vehicles Can Kill Coronavirus With Superheated Interiors
Music Exec Andre Harrell Laid to Rest
Little Richard Laid to Rest at Michigan Alma Mater
VIDEO: Tear Gas Flies as Minneapolis Rioters Protest Death of George Floyd

Women Facts

United States Facts

Kids 2 Kings Comic Book Preview

Sports Facts

Arts Facts

Conservative Amy Holmes Scorches Discriminatory 'Stop-And-Frisk'