Business & Inventions
15-Year-Old Who Became Youngest Person to Appear on 'Shark Tank' is Now 24
Meet Moziah "Mo" Bridges, an African American fashion designer from Memphis…
Business & Inventions
Former Slave Turned Inventor Patented Technology Still Being Used in Lawn Mowers Today
In May 1899, John Albert Burr, an African American inventor from Maryland, patented …
Technology
Meet the Black Woman Who Helped Create Shockwave, Which Led to Animated GIFs
In the age of social media, cryptocurrency, and video streaming, it's easy to forg…
Geography
Meet William Leidesdorff, America’s First Biracial Millionaire
Born in 1810, William Leidesdorff was a biracial West Indian immigrant who grew up in …
Writing & Publishing
David Ruggles, the Owner of America’s First Black-Owned Bookstore
During the early 1800s, the United States was still growing and the spread of business…
History & Exploration
James Forten, a Black Inventor and Shipping Businessman in the 1800s
On August 2nd, 1776, America declared itself a new country through the signing of the …
Public Service
In 2017, BP Appointed its First Ever Black Female CEO
BP, a world-class multinational oil and gas company, changed its direction of leadersh…
Public Service
Janice Bryant Howroyd, the First Black Woman to Own and Run a Billion-Dollar Company
In 1976, Janice Howroyd began her journey to becoming the first black woman to own and…
Business & Inventions
Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., the First Black CEO of a Fortune 500 Company
In 1987, Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. became the first black CEO and chairman of a Fo…
Business & Inventions
The Original Black Barbie Doll Debuted in 1980
Mattel, one of the largest manufacturers of toys in the country, released the origin…
Technology
This Former Slave Was Making Cars More Than 100 Years Ago!
Henry Ford is definitely the father of the American automobile industry, but many p…
Music & Arts
WERD Was America’s First Black-Owned Radio Station
In 1949, bank president and professor Jesse B. Blayton purchased a radio station fo…
Business & Inventions
This Entrepreneur Borrowed $25 and Became the Richest Black Man in America in the 1950's
In 1929, Samuel B. Fuller borrowed $25 and used his car as collateral to buy soap p…
Public Service
Macon B. Allen Was the First African American to Become a Lawyer
Macon Bolling Allen was born free in 1816, and worked as a school teacher after learn…
Business & Inventions
First Black-Owned Company to Go Public on the Stock Market
Johnson Products, which manufactured a popular line of hair care and cosmetic produ…
Business & Inventions
Meet the Inventor of the First Gas Mask and the Three-Position Traffic Light
Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in 1877 in an almost all-Black community outside o…
Business & Inventions
America’s First Black-Owned Shopping Plaza Celebrates 50 Years
Progress Plaza in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the country's first and o…
Business & Inventions
Reginald Lewis Was America’s First Black Billionare — Long Before Oprah and Bob Johnson!
Reginald F. Lewis was the first African American to build a billion dollar company.…
Business & Inventions
Meet the Former Slave Turned Real Estate Investor Who Owned Several Laundromats
Clara Brown was a pioneer, a community leader, a philanthropist, and the first Afri…
Business & Inventions
Meet the Founder of One of the First 5-Story, Black-Owned Luxury Hotels
George Thomas Downing was an entrepreneur who founded the first and largest Black-o…
