Today Friday, May 22^nd 2026 in Black History

Today's Birthdays

Bernard Shaw
(86)

Paul Winfield
(D. 2004 age 62)

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force.

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Today's Black History Quote

"I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts."

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