Kofi Annan of Ghana becomes the first Black Secretary General of the United Nations. 1997—The notorious Robbens Island off the coast of South Africa, the prison that held legendary Black freedom ...

The first baby of the New Year was born Wednesday morning at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago.

Here’s an idea for a New Year’s resolution. See a show in a theater you’ve never been to. Attend a music concert without ...