Black History Everyday

Eleanora Fagan sunrise 4/7/15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sunset 7/17/59, New York, New York. AKA Lady Day and Holiday was her father’s last name, she…

Missy Elliott was mentioned recently in two articles: 25 Songs that Tell Us Where Music is Going and Hospital recommends Beyonce and ABBA…

Yes, perhaps her sister is more famous. I have seen her in concert and read 25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music is…

Born Shirley Ann Caesar 10/13/38 in Durham, North Carolina. Started recording when she was 12. Began her professional career in 1957 with Albertina…

Fannie Lou Townsend sunrise 10/6/17, Montgomery County, Mississippi. Sunset 3/14/77 Mound Bayou, Mississippi She was the youngest of 20 kids. She started to…

While I was in Austin at the airport a worker told me about the celebrity sightings she saw during Hashtag South by Southwest…

They formed in 1971 in their hometown of Philadelphia with Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy. Their mother, Florez Sledge, was an actress, their…