this day in black history

This Day in Black History: Aug. 28, 1955

Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi.
08/28/2021

This Day in Black History: Aug. 8, 1986

Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" premieres in theaters.
08/08/2021

This Day in Black History: Aug. 6, 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law.
08/06/2021

This Day in Black History: Aug. 2, 1924

James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York.
08/02/2021

This Day in Black History: July 27, 1984

The hit film Purple Rain makes its box-office debut.
07/27/2021
President Lyndon B Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act in a ceremony at the White House, Washington DC, July 2, 1964 . (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

This Day In Black History: July 2, 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law.
07/02/2021
NETHERLANDS - JUNE 23: AHOY Photo of Bob MARLEY, Bob Marley performing on stage (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)

This Day in Black History: May 11, 1981

Bob Marley passed away 40 years ago today.
05/11/2021
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 28: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressing crowd of demonstrators outside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Photo by Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)

This Day in Black History: April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis.
04/04/2021
American Soul musician Marvin Gaye (1939 - 1984) performs onstage at the Holiday Star Theater, Merrillville, Indiana, June 10, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

This Day In Black History: April 2, 1939

Legendary singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye is born.
04/02/2021
(Original Caption) 1/15/1965-Atlanta, GA: Dr. Martin Luther King points to Selma, Alabama on a map at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference office, as he calls for a three-pronged attack on racial barriers. Negro leaders indicate that January 18 will bring the biggest organized test to date of the new Civil Rights law. Volunteers are scheduled to march on the voter registration office, while others, too young to vote, will test the public accomodations section of the act. Still others will seek employment.

This Day in Black History: March 21, 1965

Civil rights demonstrators begin Alabama Freedom March.
03/21/2021
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 18: Spike Lee wearing a T-shirt from his movie "She's Gotta Have It." (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

This Day in Black History: March 20, 1957

Director Spike Lee is born.
03/20/2021