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Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African-American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer […]

Fresh off a year that saw a number of notable firsts for African-Americans, 2019 has already been capitalizing on that momentum and seems set to be a legitimate challenger for one of the most significant set of 12 months in the annals of Black history.

Zora Neale Hurston was born January 7th, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama. Later, Hurston’s family moved to Eatonville, Florida. Her parents John Hurston, a carpenter and Baptist preacher, and Lucy Potts Hurston, a former school teacher. Stay Informed On Your Favorite Artists, Community Events, & More By Signing Up For Our Newsletter! She is most known […]

It was the mecca for African American business activity. Imagine a thriving four-block business district bursting with restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and more –

This list is only 26 celebrities that are biracial/ multiracial . Biracial meaning; concerning or containing members of two racial groups. The definition of multiracial; composed of, involving, or representing various races. This list isn’t in any type of order, but all of these celebrities are biracial/ multiracial, such as;   a Barack Obama’s mother is white, and his […]

Follow MAJIC 94.5 On Twitter: W.E.B. Dubois was born on this date, 150 years ago. The writer, activist, and founder of the NAACP was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.  

Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of eight children born to Louise and Earl Little.  Malcolm is known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz which is Arabic.  Malcolm’s father was killed by white supremists. When he was 13, his mother was placed in a mental institution while he was placed […]

On December 5th 1955 the first large scale protest against segregation was born. That Movement will forever be known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1st, 1955, it sparked an entire revolution that would change America forever. The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place […]

Shaw University is the first college created for African Americans in the southern United States.

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