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01/16/2026

Happy Birthday and Congratulations to our Soul of the Shoals Winners!

Sponsors: Rhoda P’s Restaurant, Brook’s BBQ, Coleman’s Cleaners, Westside Car Wash, Viese Grease, and Scentsy

01/16/2026

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved Washingtons order on the enlistment of free Blacks.

01/15/2026

On this day in 1908, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated had its humble beginnings as the vision of nine college students on the campus of Howard University.

01/14/2026

On this day in 1895, Blacks organized the National Steamboat Company in Washington, D.C. The company sailed a steamboat, the "George Leary," between DC and Norfolk, Virginia. The luxury boat held a capacity of 1,500 passengers and included three decks, sixty-four state rooms, on hundred berths, and a dining room.

01/13/2026

01/13/2026

On this day in 1913, Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta was founded on the campus of Howard University.

01/12/2026

On this day in 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus was organized.

01/11/2026

On this day in 1870, the first reconstruction legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi. Thirty-one of the 106 representatives were Black. Five of the thirty-three senators were Black.

01/10/2026

On this day in 1866, the Georgia Equal Rights Association was organized.