today in black history

January 12, 2026

James Farmer, civil rights activist, and founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), was born on this date in 1920.

"1968 and Beyond"

POSTED: March 31, 2009, 10:08 am

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Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, opens two day Black Power symposium.

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