Tag Archives: History

For the first time, 57 years after their deaths, never-before-seen case files, photographs, and other materials documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are finally exposed to the public. The assassinations of civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in …

A new dinosaur species was discovered in Argentina. According to the HuffPost, the Llukalkan Aliocranianus was discovered in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation, located in Argentina’s Río Negro and Neuquén provinces. The dinosaur is similar to the Tyrannosaurus rex and existed 80 million years ago. “A peculiarity of this …

A new graphic novel, “Run: Book One,” about Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will debut on August 3. The book describes Lewis’s life after the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965. “Lewis recounts the highs and lows of a movement fighting to harness their hard-won legal protections …

After peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the release of ‘Culture II’, the Migos have also made Billboard chart history for tying with The Beatles for the most simultaneous entries on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a group. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ While Drake holds the record among all acts …

17 years ago on Sep. 19, 2000, Harlem rapper Cam’ron released his second studio album ‘S.D.E. (Sports, Drugs & Entertainment).’ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The album, originally titled “The Rough, Rough, Rough Album,” was intended to be released in 1999, but due to the date being pushed back, more songs were able to …

21 years ago today, the world lost the rap icon Tupac Shakur. Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, New York. ⠀⠀⠀ He got his start at a young age as a background dancer for Digital Underground, before starting his own rap career in …

On this exact day, 23 years ago, Notorious B.I.G released his debut album ‘Ready to Die’. Not only was this the album to launch the iconic emcee’s career, but it also catapulted the reputation of Bad Boy Records, as the first album to release on the label. ⠀⠀⠀ Whether it …