During last Sunday’s stunning Super Bowl LI victory by the New England Patriots over the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Tom Brady…
Reuben V. Anderson made history this month in 1985 when he was sworn is as the first Black Supreme…
Baseball lost one of its greatest ambassadors in Monte Irvin, who passed at the age of 96 this past…
The legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains strong as ever, but rumors about his private indiscretions once threatened…
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters has become one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump, making her an enemy…
Since 1962, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has selected a “Miss Golden Globes” to hand out the coveted Golden Globe…
Michelle King was named this week as the Los Angeles Unified District’s first Black female superintendent. King has worked her…
Earlier this month, Darcel D. Clark was sworn in as the Bronx District Attorney making history at the same time.…
Demario Warren made history in the state of Utah last week after he was hired as Southern Utah University’s…
Beverly Harvard became a police officer after taking on a $100 bet from her husband and a friend who thought she…
Frances Hooks, the widow of NAACP leader and civil rights champion Dr. Benjamin Hooks, died last Thursday. She was 88.…
Willie Jeffries is a college football Hall of Fame honoree who has amassed a number of championships across three decades.…
The next time you find yourself in Philadelphia and in need of a comic books and coffee fix, there’s a…
Fans of R&B group The Whispers are today mourning the loss of one of its original members. Nicholas Caldwell, (pictured,…
Fay Allen went from working as a nurse in London to becoming a historical figure after she was selected as…
Meadowlark Lemon, one of the most recognizable members of the Harlem Globetrotters traveling basketball troupe, died on Sunday at the…
The late Dr. John Withers was an Army lieutenant during World War II who risked his career and a chance…
The late Edna Lewis was a celebrated chef who introduced the comfort foods of her farming community in the…
Since 1975, Detroit businessman George P. Barnes Jr. has overseen Heritage Optical Center and Heritage Vision plans, providing vision services…
Lt. Gen. Nadja West has amassed several milestones in her 33-year Army career. She was sworn in last week as…
On December 18, 1996, the school district in Oakland, Calif. designated Ebonics as a main language of its predominantly African-American…
While tolerance and acceptance of transgender people is slowly emerging in modern times. the last century was much less understanding. For transgender…
Martha Settle Putney was one of the first Black women to join the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.…
Matt Baker’s rightful place in the annals of comic book history has been debated by followers of the genre. But by…
Jeremiah G. Hamilton, the so-called “Prince of Darkness,” was a powerful Wall Street broker and considered its first Black millionaire.…
CBS News’ 60 Minutes producer Henry Radliffe II was a producer for the popular new program for the past 26…
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