Little known black history fact
Clara Stanton Jones and her career as a top librarian was born early on when she was a young girl in her native St. Louis.…
The Lake Okeechobee hurricane disaster of 1928 in South Florida remains the second- deadliest tropical cyclone in American history. The aftermath of the storm lingers…
The Washington Washington Football Team are one of the most beloved franchises of the National Football League, with a largely African-American fan base. Currently embroiled in a…
Henry Johnson, a Black soldier who valiantly fought in World War I, will hopefully soon be awarded the nation’s highest military honor nearly a century…
Labor Day is a highly anticipated holiday across the nation, and a time where many working families take a day to relax and reflect. The…
In elementary school, where many of us are just hoping to make it to the next grade, Cortlan Wickliff had already drafted a plan for…
Lucy Stanton Day Sessions is considered by some historians the first Black woman to graduate from a four-year college in 1850. Although another pioneer, Mary…
The case of Joan (pronounced “Jo-Anne”) Little helped bring awareness to sexual buse of women in prison. On this day in 1975, Ms. Little became…
Dr. George Carruthers overcame a devastating personal loss, moving away from home and struggling in high school to becoming one of the world’s most respected…
Although most credit Madam C.J. Walker as America’s first Black millionairess, some historians say otherwise. Inventor and philanthropist Annie Malone has been named as the…
Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Operation PUSH organization, now known as the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition have staged several boycotts against major businesses based on their lack…
In the 80’s, Reginald F. Lewis was the nation’s richest African-American and the first to build a billion-dollar company. Although Lewis took pride in being…