American History

Bright Star Theatre presents a Black History presentation Saturday.

Attend the May 22 meeting on the new 'Louisiana Civil Rights Trail' featuring places & events across the state that played a role in the Civil Rights Movement.

On this day in Black History Lauryn Hill became the first woman to win 5 Grammys in one night, for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1999.

We salute African Americans who've made American history. On this day DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince won the first Grammy for a rap song.

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day A. C. Richardson invents the butter churn, three years later the casket lowering device

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis and Besse Smith signs with Columbia Records.

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day the Cyber-Youth Network is launched & the Negro League was founded.

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day in history the spark plug and ice cream scooper were invented.

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day John King is sentenced to death for dragging murder of James Byrd

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day Melvin "Blue" Franklin of The Temptations dies.

We salute African Americans who've made & continue to make American history. On this day Vonetta Flowers becomes first Black gold medalist at Winter Olympics.