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Government officials carry Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah on their shoulders after Ghana obtains its independence from Great Britain.

This Day in Black History: March 6, 1957

Ghana obtained its independence on March 6, 1957.
03/06/2021

This Day in Black History: July 11, 1905

W.E.B. Du Bois founded the Niagara Movement.
07/11/2020

This Day in Black History: Feb. 23, 1868

W.E.B. Du Bois is born in Massachusetts.
02/23/2020

Salute! Colin Kaepernick Will Receive Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Award Along With Dave Chappelle

Kap’s jersey was also added to a Smithsonian museum.
09/21/2018

'Y'all Going to Delete This or Nah,' Betsy DeVos' Dept. of Education Gets Roasted for Spelling W.E.B. Du Bois' Name Wrong

Here's the apology that made things even worse.
02/13/2017
W.E.B. DuBois Avenue, Harlem

This Day in Black History: Aug. 27, 1963

W. E. B. Du Bois died in Ghana, West Africa.
08/27/2014
W.E.B. DuBois Avenue, Harlem

This Day in Black History: July 11, 1905

The radical Niagara Movement is formed by W.E.B. Du Bois.
07/11/2014
Martin Luther King Jr., Drive, Atlanta

Put on the Map: U.S. Street Signs Named After Black Legends

12 Photos
Keith Boykin, Best of 2012

Commentary: A Message for Graduates

Five tips for the class of 2013.
05/24/2013

This Day in Black History: March 26, 1962

Sculptor and educator Augusta Savage died at age 70.
03/26/2013

This Day in Black History: Oct. 23, 1947

The NAACP petitions the U.N. on U.S. racial discrimination.
10/23/2012