Civil Rights
10 Things Most People Don't Know About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the greatest and most recognized civil rights …
The Truth About James and Florida Evans From “Good Times” -- 25 Things You Probably Didn't Know!
Everybody knows this beautiful couple as James and Florida Evans from the hit TV sh…
Black People Invented Memorial Day
Memorial Day, formally known as Decoration Day, was originally started by a group of …
Music Legend Chuck Berry Did, In Fact, Invent Rock ‘N’ Roll -- Not Elvis Presley or the Beatles!
Chuck Berry was an African American singer, songwriter, musician, and one of the or…
The Inventor of the Super Soaker Holds More Than 80 Patents on Other Popular Products!
Lonnie Johnson, from Mobile, Alabama, was working as an engineer for NASA when he a…
Technology
Meet the Black Woman Who Created VOIP — The Technology Behind Skype, Zoom and More!
Most people have no idea that Marian Croak, an African American woman, is credited wi…
The Real Betty Boop Was a Black Woman... Before She Was Whitewashed!
PBS has confirmed that Betty Boop, the popular cartoon character introduced to the…
12 Modern-Day Black Women Who Became the First to Do What They Did!
African American women have always made huge contributions in civil rights, scien…
Oprah Winfrey Had Long Been a Millionaire, But This is What Made Her a Multi-Billionaire!
Oprah Winfrey became a millionare back in the 90's when she was hosting The Op…
3 Times Michael Jackson and Prince Almost Got into It -- And Why They Never Did A Song Together!
Michael Jackson and Prince were two music legends that are greatly missed by music f…
10 Things Most People Don't Know About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, born a slave in 1818, is best remembered as a Black man who succ…
Dear Kanye West: Harriet Tubman Never Said That (But She Did Say This!)
During his infamous rant about slavery, rapper/ producer Kanye West tweeted what he …
