today in black history

April 25, 2024

Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, the "First Lady of Song," was born on this date in 1918 in Newport News, Virginia.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux

A Moment With Janice Mathis

Former General counsel to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Ali Sharif

POSTED: January 14, 2009, 4:01 am

Former Rainbow/PUSH General Counsel Attorney Janice Mathis reflects on Black America's progress.

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