This Day in Quiztory

02.15_Tyrone DuBose_Choreographer Bill T. Jones 15.02.2019 1:28 ↓

Radio host Tyrone DuBose celebrates dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones

02.14_Prince's Valentine's Day Nuptials 14.02.2019 1:23 ↓

Today we reflect on Prince's Valentine's Day wedding to Mayte Garcia

02.13_Money B_Negro National League 13.02.2019 1:20 ↓

Recording artist Money B shares some history on the Negro National League, the first all black baseball league

02.12_Delilah_Founding of NAACP 12.02.2019 1:49 ↓

Radio personality Delilah shares some history on the origin of the NAACP

02.11_Hill Harper_Nelson Mandela's Release 11.02.2019 1:17 ↓

Actor Hill Harper commemorates Nelson Mandela's release from prison after serving 27 years

02.08_Gary Anthony Williams_Figure Skater Debi Thomas 08.02.2019 1:32 ↓

Actor and comedian Gary Anthony Williams celebrates U.S. figure skating champion Debi Thomas

02.07_Greg Jennings_Negro History Week 07.02.2019 1:20 ↓

Super Bowl champion wide receiver Greg Jennings commemorates the inaugural celebration of Negro History Week, started by historian Carter G. Woodson

02.06_Faith Evans_Educator Melvin B. Tolson 06.02.2019 1:43 ↓

Recording artists Faith Evans celebrates educator, poet and "The Great Debaters" coach Melvin B. Tolson

02.05_Dane Kunkel_R&B Singer Bobby Brown 05.02.2019 1:23 ↓

Happy birthday, Bobby Brown!

02.04_Wyclef Jean_Abolitionist Sojourner Truth 04.02.2019 1:50 ↓

Recording artist Wyclef Jean shares some history on abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth

02.01_Ernest L. Thomas_MLK's Arrest During March in Selma, AL 01.02.2019 1:48 ↓

On this first day of Black History Month, actor Ernest L. Thomas commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s arrest during a march in Selma, Alabama

01.31_Boxer Jersey Joe Walcott 31.01.2019 1:47 ↓

Today we celebrate hall of fame boxer Jersey Joe Walcott

01.30_Educator Ruth Wright Hayre 30.01.2019 1:54 ↓

Today we celebrate Ruth Wright Hayre, a trailblazing educator in the Philadelphia school system

01.29_Book Collector Clarence L. Holte 29.01.2019 1:50 ↓

Today we celebrate book collector Clarence L. Holte, known for amassing close to 8,000 volumes pertaining to the history and culture of Africans and people of African descent

01.28_We Are The World 28.01.2019 1:36 ↓

Today we share some background on USA For Africa's Grammy-winning single "We Are The World," recorded for African famine relief

01.25_Entrepreneur Sheila Crump Johnson 25.01.2019 1:43 ↓

Today we celebrate Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts

01.24_Olympian Flo Hyman 24.01.2019 1:47 ↓

Today we celebrate Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman

01.23_The 24th Amendment 23.01.2019 1:20 ↓

Today we share some history on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

01.22_Former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice 22.01.2019 1:42 ↓

Today we celebrate public official Susan Rice, former U.S. National Security Advisor and the first African American woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

01.21_Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige 21.01.2019 1:36 ↓

Today we celebrate Rod Paige, the first African American U.S. Secretary of Education

01.18_The Jeffersons 18.01.2019 1:36 ↓

Today we commemorate the premiere of the CBS sitcom "The Jeffersons"

01.17_NASA Astronaut Ronald McNair 17.01.2019 1:39 ↓

Today we celebrate NASA astronaut Ronald McNair, the second African American to go into space

01.16_New Philadelphia 16.01.2019 1:35 ↓

Today we share some history on New Philadelphia, an Illinois town considered to be the first planned and legally registered by an African American in the United States

01.15_Zydeco Band Leader Queen Ida 15.01.2019 1:37 ↓

Today we celebrate Louisiana Creole accordionist and zydeco band leader, Queen Ida

01.14_University of Minnesota Sit-In 14.01.2019 0:48 ↓

Today we share some background on a sit-in organized by African American students on the campus of the University of Minnesota