Health & Science
A Black Woman is Taking the Lead to Develop a Vaccine For the Coronavirus
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, a viral immunologist working with the National Institute …
Health & Science
Young Female Doctor Credited For Diagnosing, Quarantining 1st Coronavirus Patient in Nigeria
Dr. Amarachukwu Allison is being credited as the first doctor to have diagnosed the…
Sports & Entertainment
Woman Makes NFL History as the 1st Black Female Coach in the League
Jennifer King is the first African American woman ever to be hired as a full-time a…
Sports & Entertainment
Black Woman Makes NHL History as the First to Play Professional Hockey
Meet Blake Bolden, a native from Cleveland, Ohio, who has broken many barriers in a…
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…
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…
Music & Arts
Meet The First Black Symphony Orchestra Conductor
In 1968, Henry Lewis broke racial barriers by becoming the first director of a lead…
Music & Arts
What Ever Happened to Tammi Terrell?
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, best known as Tammi Terrell, was a star singer for M…
Aviation & Space
This Man Almost Became the First African American to Go to Space
Edward Joseph Dwight Jr., who was the first African American to enter the U.S. Air …
Sports & Entertainment
The NFL Once Banned All Black Players For 12 Years
The NFL has long had continuous struggles with discrimination and racism. In fact, …
Education & Politics
Meet the First African American Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Economics
In 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossel Alexander graduated from the University of Pennsylvani…
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…
