today in black history

February 23, 2026

Scholar, activist and NAACP founder Dr. William Edward Burghardt DuBois is born on this date in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

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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