Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Nat’l Museum of African American History and Culture

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the National Museum of African American History and Culture were underway yesterday on…

Black History: The Source Celebrates W.E.B. DuBois

Born on this date in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massechusetts, historian, activist, sociologist, and author William…

Remembering Malcolm X

  Dear Friends: Advertisement On this day, 47 years ago, a great man of integrity, wisdom…

Black History: The Source Celebrates Malcolm X

Born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm Little saw the world through the eyes of…

Black History: The Source Celebrates Nancy Wilson

One of the most prolific entertainers of the last 50 years, Grammy award winning singer Nancy…

Black History: The Source Celebrates Michael Jordan

There aren’t many players in the game of basketball that you could compare to the man…

Black History Month: The Source Celebrates Wilt Chamberlain

Born August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pa., Wilt Norman Chamberlain was one of the most dominant…

Black History Month: George Washington Carver

Scientist, inventor, and educator George Washington Carver and his work has probably been overlooked more than…

15,000 Abraham Lincoln Book Tower

  On Display soon at the new Ford Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington,…

Black History Month: The Source Celebrates Frederick Douglass

Born a slave in Maryland around 1818, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey never knew the actual date…