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06/18/2025

On this day, in 1942, the U.S. Navy commissions its first black officer, Harvard University medical student, Bernard Whitfield Robinson.

06/17/2025

06/17/2025

On this day, in 1957, the Tuskegee boycott began. Blacks boycotted city stores in protest against act of state legislature which deprived them of municipal votes by placing their homes outside city limits.

06/17/2025

Happy Birthday and Congratulations to our Soul of the Shoals Winner, Willie Robinson!

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06/16/2025

Happy Birthday and Congratulations to our Soul of the Shoals Winner, Robert Robinson!

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06/16/2025

On this day, in 1975, Adam Wade hosted the Nationally televised game show Musical Chairs. He is the first African American game show host.

06/16/2025

On this day, in 1968, Ellen Holly became the first African American on daytime television as Carla on One Life to Live.

06/14/2025

On this day, in 1949, the Ethel Waters Show, a variety special appears on NBC. It is the first time an African American appears on television.

06/13/2025

Happy Birthday and Congratulations to our Soul of the Shoals Winners, Bridget & Rickey Holland!

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

06/13/2025

On this day, in 1868, ex-slave Oscar J. Dunn becomes lieutenant governor of Louisiana. It is the highest executive office held by an African American to date.

06/12/2025

Happy 43rd Anniversary and Congratulations to our Soul of the Shoals Winner, Kenneth and Martha Anderson!

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

06/12/2025

West Florence Music Awards Ceremony