To Inspire You

Even with all the degrees in the world, you remain miseducated if you don't learn the true history of your African ancestors

Dr. Edward Robinson Jr »

Today In History

• In 1922 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority founded at Butler University
  
• In 1900 - African-American painter Henry O Tanner was one of the 6,916 American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition, winning a silver medal for his entry
  
• In 1941 - Madame Lillian Evanti founds the National Negro Opera Company
  
• In 1977 - Srpingarn Medal awarded to Alexander P. Haley (author of ROOTS) for his unsurpassed effectiveness in portraying the legendary story of an American of African descent.