History & Exploration
The Slave Who Cleverly Stole a Confederate Ship and Freed Himself With 15 Others
Robert Smalls was born as a slave in 1839, but later became a free man after he clev…
History & Exploration
What Did Jesus Look Like?
Many people of African descent believe that Jesus Christ was a Black man, but the tr…
History & Exploration
The First Person to Reach The North Pole Was a Black Man
Matthew Henson, an African American explorer who was born in Charles County Maryland…
Public Service
Born a Slave, He Later Became America's First Black Deputy U.S. Marshal
Bass Reeves was born in July 1838 and spent his early life as a slave. However, he …
History & Exploration
This Black Soldier Saved 200 Men's Lives in World War II, But Never Received a Medal of Honor
Waverly Woodson, Jr. was a medic from Philadelphia who served in World War II with …
History & Exploration
Woman Identified as the Last Known Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Matilda McCrear has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic…
History & Exploration
These Real-Life African Women Warriors Inspired the Black Panther Film
It’s hard to not notice the similarities and the inspiration of the Dahomey Warrior…
History & Exploration
The First Inhabitants of China Were Black
Historians, geneticists, and advocates of Afrocentrism have argued for years that t…
History & Exploration
During the Great Depression, Black Unemployment Was as High as 70% in Some Cities
Before the Great Depression, African Americans at the time mostly had unskilled job…
History & Exploration
Postal Stamp Honors First All-Black Hockey Teams That Competed in the Early 1900s
A new postal stamp has been released in Canada that honors the Colored Hockey Champ…
History & Exploration
Five Black Teens Went Missing in 1978 and Where Never Seen Again — Here’s What Happened!
In 1978, on a summer day, five teenagers from Newark, New Jersey suddenly vanished.…
History & Exploration
Mexico Once Had a Black President — But He Was Executed!
Vicente Guerrero is the first and only Black person to have become President of Mex…
History & Exploration
The First African American Woman to Become a Pilot For a Major U.S. Airline
In 1978, Jill E. Brown-Hiltz was hired as a pilot for Texas International Airlines,…
History & Exploration
Meet Frank Wills, the Security Guard Who Discovered President Nixon’s Watergate Scandal
Frank Wills was an African American private security guard who was on-duty during t…
History & Exploration
Meet the First Black Woman to Successfully Climb Mount Everest
In 2006, Sophia Danenberg became the first African American and the first Black wom…
History & Exploration
Black People Founded the City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California has a lot more Black history than most people realize. The …
History & Exploration
The First Americans Were Black Indians of African Descent
Dr. David Imhotep, a respected historian and the first person in the world to hold …
History & Exploration
The History of Afro-Mexicans -- A Population of 14 Million That Can't Be Ignored
Afro-Mexicans have deep cultural roots in Mexico, but have been overlooked for cent…
History & Exploration
Did Black Bounty Hunters and Slave Catchers Really Exist?
In the film Harriet about the heroic life and accomplishment of Harriet Tubman, th…
Technology
Meet the First Black Astronaut to Travel to Space in 1983 (Since Then 14 Others Have Done the Same!)
There were several Black astronauts before him, but Guion "Guy" Bluford w…
