Black History On This Day August 22nd

The Haitian revolution begins (1791) Haitian Revolution began with revolt of slaves in...

Grammy Award winning blues artist John Lee Hooker born (1917 - 2001) Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lee...

First black competitor in international tennis (1950) Althea Gibson plays in the U.S. Championships and...

Black rock guitarist Vernon Reid born (1958) Guitarist Vernon Reid best known as the founder...

Globe award winning actress Regina Taylor born (1960) Actress Regina Taylor born in Dallas, Texas. She...