today in black history

March 29, 2025

Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Today in Black America - April 23

POSTED: April 23, 2015, 6:00 am

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Today in Black History: The "Journey of Reconciliation," the first "Freedom Ride" into the Jim Crow south took place in 1947, organized by CORE
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We are taking a short hiatus on April 23 and April 24. Today in Black America will resume on its daily schedule on Monday April 27. Thank you.

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