today in black history

May 13, 2026

Heavyweight boxing champion and American hero, Joe Louis Barrow, the "Brown Bomber," was born in 1914 in Lafayette, Alabama.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 1

POSTED: December 19, 2008, 1:39 am

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Philadelphia International Records founder Kenny Gamble talks about change and rebuilding communities.

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