While most Americans are familiar with the Underground Railroad that helped Southern slaves escape north before the Civil War, the…
Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth.…
As a noted surgeon and scientist, Charles Drew was responsible for creating the technology to store blood for long periods…
If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it…
In 1940, one Black novelist dared to show America what white supremacy did to one Black man. When “Native Son”…
As we continue our trip down memory lane throughout Black History Month, we stop to remember the cars that have…
There will never be a debate about who the greatest basketball player is of all time without it starting with…
No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to…
Ralph Ellison was the first novelist to portray the Black experience as a critical part of the American experience. His…
Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of slaves, became an early 20th Century educator and civil rights leader, founding both Bethune-Cookman…
A master of storytelling, Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Pulitzer…
Professing to be “unbossed and unbought,” Shirley Chisholm was the first black female major-party candidate for President of the United…
When Booker T. Washington stepped to the podium at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895 to give a speech on race…
Medgar Evers was one of the most profound activists of the Civil Rights movement. His involvement in the Regional Council…
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