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…
Business & Inventions
Atlanta’s First Black Millionaire Started Out as a Barber
Alonzo Herndon is best known as the first African-American entrepreneur from Atlant…
Civil Rights
There Were Nearly a Million Black Farmers in 1920 — What Happened?
In the year 1920, the number of Black farmers in the U.S. peaked at 949,889. Since …
History & Exploration
Black Kings (and Queens) Ruled Parts of Europe For Almost 700 Years
History confirms that the Moors ruled in Europe -- primarily Spain and Portugal -- …
Writing & Publishing
We Know Her as Toni Morrison, But That's Not Really Her Name -- Here's Why She Changed It!
The late Toni Morrison, a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known as the author o…
Education & Politics
Private School in DC Believed to Had Taught Slaves How to Read Actually Sold Slaves Instead
The Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, a prestigious girls' school in Wa…
Music & Arts
Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe — The Black Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll Music!
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, famous in the 1930s for her upbeat electric guitar playing s…
This 14-Year Old Boy is the Youngest American to Be Sentenced to Death and Executed
A 14-year old African-American boy named George Stinney Jr. was executed in 1944 af…
Music & Arts
The Truth About Black People and Country Music — We Created It!
The global success of rapper Lil Nas X's hip hop country song "Old Town Road…
