143rd Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

Ray: On April 14th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. Lincoln would die the next morning at a lodging house across the street from Ford’s Theater. Abraham Lincoln died at age 56 and was the first U.S. president to be [...]

In Remembrance – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Forty years ago today, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Listen to this first hand account of this infamous moment in history.

Now listen to entertainer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte tell a funny story about Dr. King’s appearance on the Tonight Show.

There’s so much [...]

Black History Month – An American Necessity

Ray: What you probably know is that Black History Month takes place every year during the month of February. What isn’t common knowledge is when it started and why it started.
Here are the facts:
* In 1926, “Negro History Week” began as one of the earliest known instances where Black history was recognized
* The creation of [...]