today in black history

April 15, 2026

Harold Washington, first Black mayor of Chicago, was born in 1922, and civil rights and labor leader A. Philip Randolph in 1889.

DNC 2016 Coverage

POSTED: November 30, -0001, 12:00 am

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A panel discussion on criminal justice reform was held at the Philadelphia African-American Museum as part of the weeklong activities related to the Democratic National Convention.


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