Sports & Entertainment
Lola Falana, a Black Woman, Was the Original First Lady of Las Vegas in the 1970's
Las Vegas is home to some of the greatest and most talented performers alive today …
Technology
This Former Slave Invented a Unique Propeller For Steamboats But Wasn’t Allowed to Patent It
Benjamin T. Montgomery was a great inventor, who tried to patent his propeller for …
Technology
Meet the Black Inventor Who Created the First Digital Cell Phone
Many people attribute the invention of the smartphone to Europeans, but in fact, th…
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…
Civil Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Arrested 29 Times For These So-Called Crimes
Everybody knows who Martin Luther King, Jr. is, and what he did as a civil rights h…
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…
Health & Science
Did Colonel Sanders Steal His KFC Recipe From a Black Woman Named Miss Childress?
For decades, there has been an ongoing controversial discussion about the origins o…
Health & Science
The First Black-Owned Hospital Was Founded By This Pioneering Surgeon
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams III was a pioneering African American surgeon who is known…
Public Service
Meet the First Black Woman to Become a Federal Judge in the United States
Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to become a federal judge in the U.S., …
Education & Politics
George Edwin Taylor Was the First Black Man to Ever Run For President in the United States
George Edwin Taylor was the first African American man selected by a political part…
Technology
Meet the Black Man Who Invented Mobile Refrigeration and Owns More Than 60 Patents
Frederick Jones, an African American inventor and entrepreneur, is credited for his…
Music & Arts
Aretha Franklin Was a Teen Mom at Age 13 — But She Still Became the Queen of Soul!
Aretha Franklin, also known as the Queen of Soul, is considered to be one of the gr…
