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Child actor Dusan Brown (above) poses with a jumbo poster of the Jackie Robinson movie, “42” during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Chatham 14 Theaters. …
Published on April 17, 2013
Rahm Emanuel
Published on April 17, 2013
Renowned fashion designer Zelda Wynn Valdes designed the original iconic Playboy Bunny costume for Hugh Hefner. (Photo/Getty Images)
Published on April 11, 2013
Zelda Wynn Valdes was the go-to designer for Hollywood’s brightest female stars including Dorothy Dandridge (above), Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald and Mae West. (Photo by …
Published on April 11, 2013
Rock and roll singer Jackie Wilson poses with Playboy Bunnies at a dinner for the Motion Picture Pioneers Association at the Playboy Club on November …
Published on April 11, 2013
Angie Stone and LaTocha Scott have joined the cast of the hit series, R&B Divas.
Published on April 11, 2013
On the day he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was booked in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis, TN. According to …
Published on April 10, 2013
(Right) Mug shot of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.’s assassin, of James Earl Ray taken in 1955.
Published on April 10, 2013
Jabari Parker
Published on April 10, 2013
Linnae Harper
Published on April 10, 2013
Harriet Tubman was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who was responsible for helping enslaved people escape from bondage to freedom.
Published on April 10, 2013
Charles Young was the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, first black military attaché, first black to …
Published on April 10, 2013
By using a grid garbage collection system, the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation seeks to increase service efficiency and crew productivity.
Published on April 10, 2013
Dorothy Brown
Published on April 10, 2013
Riley H. Rogers
Published on April 10, 2013
South Holland Mayor Don DeGraff
Published on April 10, 2013
Robin Kelly
Published on April 10, 2013
Photo by Shevry Lassiter
Published on April 9, 2013
Andre Walker has earned 7 Emmy Awards for his signature styling of Oprah Winfrey’s hair. For 25 years, Walker has been Oprah’s only personal stylist …
Published on April 8, 2013
AMERICAN TAPESTRY: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
Published on April 8, 2013