#OTD Playwright Vinnette Carroll, the first African American woman to direct on Broadway, was born in New York, NY.

#OTD Thousands of African Americans gathered in the city of Gary, Indiana for the National Black Political Convention to discuss issues that faced black communities across the country. Gary Community Schools administrator Chelsea Whittington narrates.

#OTD The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Africans from the slave ship La Amistad stating that they were free individuals and not the property of Spanish citizens. Gary Public Schools administrator Paige McNulty narrates.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the "Fight of the Century." The first of three bouts between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Chicago Public Schools administrator Tasha Henderson narrates.

Happy 83rd birthday to Fred "The Hammer" Williamson. Today we celebrate the football star turned actor. University of Florida doctoral student Valerie Gresser narrates.

#OTD Singer and actress Barbara McNair was born in Chicago, IL. High school administrator Verna Sampson narrates.

#OTD The U.S. Congress established the Freedmen's Bureau to provide practical aid to newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom

Today we celebrate NFL veteran running back Reggie Bush on his 36th birthday.

#OTD Pennsylvania became the first state of the original 13 colonies to take an official step toward ending slavery with the passing of the "Act For The Gradual Abolition of Slavery."

Today we remember Trayvon Martin who was killed nine years ago in Sanford, Florida. Actor Vaughn Hebron narrates.