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By Black Information Network Culture's biggest night is officially underway. The 2026 BET Awards kicked off Sunday (June 28) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, withDruski hosting...

• June 24 1854—Anthony Burns, one of the most celebrated fugitive slaves in American history, is captured by deputy U.S. Marshals in Boston. But at...

by Rodney Coates, Miami University The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views...

• JUNE 17 1775—Blacks fight in two of the ma­jor battles of America’s war of inde­pendence from England—the battles of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill....

• June 10 1760—Several sources list this at the birthday of Richard Allen—founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Other sources give his birth date...

• June 3 1904—Dr. Charles R. Drew is born. He grows up to conduct a first of its kind research in blood transfusions and the...

by Dennis Altman, La Trobe University Before Rupert Murdoch, there was Errol Flynn. The Tasmanian born Hollywood actor was arguably our most famous export to...

• May 27 1958—Ernest Green graduates from Little Rock, Ark.’s Central High School, becoming the first Black to do so. Green was a member of...

Former Bandmates Share the Influence of the Trumpeter’s Imprint by Brenda C. Siler, The Washington Informer Musicians are honoring legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis at Georgetown’s...

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER — Rob Base, one half of the legendary hip-hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock and the voice behind the...