To Inspire You

The shadow of a mighty Negro past flits through the tale of Ethiopia the shadowy and of the Egypt the Sphinx. Throughout history, the powers of single blacks flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged th

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Today In History

• In 1780 - African Union Society of Newport, RI was the first attested Black mutual aid society
  
• In 1898 - Eight blacks killed during the race riot in Wilmington, NC
  
• In 1957 - By winning the Long Beach Open, Charlie Sifford became first black person to win a major professional golf tournament