today in black history

July 22, 2025

The first Black Power conference is held in Newark (N.J.)in 1967, with more than 1,000 delegates from 126 cities, Bermuda and Nigeria.

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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