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…
Technology
Meet the First Black Electrical Engineer Who Owned More Than 60 Patents
Granville Tailer Woods was the first African-American to become a mechanical and el…
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,…
Education & Politics
Rodney Harrison Makes History as the First African American NYPD Chief of Detectives in 175 Years
The New York City Police Department has appointed Rodney Harrison as Chief of Detec…
Business & Inventions
Meet Annie Malone, the Millionaire Black Hair Care Icon Who Owned Several Mansions
Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone was the first Black woman to become a millionaire. She …
Food & Beverages
Was Aunt Jemima a Real Person? Yes, She Was!
The woman we know as Aunt Jemima is in fact a real person, but her real name was actu…
Business & Inventions
Meet Maggie Lena Walker, the First African American Woman to Own a Bank
In 1903, Maggie Lena Walker founded St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virgin…
Education & Politics
The First African American to Graduate College Was Alexander Lucius Twilight
The story of Alexander Lucius Twilight is an amazing one. When he graduated from fr…
Education & Politics
Charlotte E. Ray Was the First African American Woman to Become a Lawyer
The legal industry remains relatively hostile to African-Americans even to this day…
Business & Inventions
It Took Only 16 Hours to Destroy Black Wall Street — 1,000 Black-Owned Businesses and Homes!
Established in 1906, Black Wall Street (originally known as Greenwood Avenue) was a…
Business & Inventions
Meet the Founder of the Oldest and Largest Black-Owned Life Insurance Company
North Carolina Mutual is one of the most influential African-American businesses in…
