Black History On This Day January 1st

Haiti Becomes First Free Black Republic (1804) Jean Jacques Dessalines proclaims independence of...

International Slave Trade (1808) The international slave trade was abolished.

Edmonia Lewis, First Internationally Acclaimed African American Sculptor Born (1840 - 1907) Born as Mary Lewis to a Haitian father and Native...

President Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) President Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation...

Reggae singer Alpha Blondy born (1953) Reggae singer Alpha Blondy born Seydou Koné in...