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MAY 27, 1942   –   Dorie Miller —  awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor.  He was a cook in the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the third highest honor […]

MAY 23,  1941 — Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer to retain heavyweight title at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.     Buddy Baer was the Uncle to “The Beverly Hillbillies” – Jefthro

Freddie Lewis (MVP) May 20, 1972 – 5th ABA Championship:   Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets, 4 games to 2 led by Freddie Lewis (MVP), George McGinnis & Darnell Hillman. George McGinnis Darnell Hillman  

May 19, 1961 – White mob attacks “Freedom Riders” in Montgomery, Alabama.  

Prosecutor Steve Parks of Delta County, Michigan, says he’s pushed for more than a decade to have Merriam-Webster recognize the word Yooper, a longtime resident of the Lake Superior region. Now Yooper and 149 other words or phrases have been added to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Many of the other new […]

Disney’s Frozen is the biggest animation hit of all time. Critics were iffy on its release, but the icy tale of devoted sisters and its showstopping songs have won over children around the world. Why can’t they let it go? Frozen-mania bypasses logic. It’s a compulsion. Friends have told me about their daughters playing the […]

First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the 2014 commencement speech at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA on May 10th. The University is supporting the First Lady’s higher education initiative and doing their part to answer the President’s call to ensure that by the year 2020, America once again has the highest proportion of college […]

*(Via iDateDaily) – It’s not uncommon for teenage girls to pick the popular jock over the witty nerd. When your future seems so far away, it’s easy to adopt an “impulsive style” of living, i.e. making choices without considering any long term consequences. But roughly a decade after high school, the tables change. The popular […]

When you think of Hollywood leading men of color, a few usual suspects come to mind: Denzel, Will,  and recently Idris. Unfortunately, Jeffrey Wright’s name isn’t always among the fray. Quite possibly one of the most exceptional-yet-underrated actors of our generation, Wright’s performances in films such as “Basquiat,” James Bond film ”Quantum of Solace,”  ”Cadillac […]

    Who is Wendy Williams? Love her or hate her, talk show host Wendy Williams, 48, has been one of the most influential and infamous voices in media of the last decade. She became a brand (at least among audiences of color) because of her gossip-fueled radio show on WBLS, where she clashed with […]