Public Service
The History of the First African American Fire Company in Chicago
Engine 21 was Chicago’s first organized paid African American Firefighting Company. E…
History & Exploration
Meet Frank Wills, the Security Guard Who Discovered President Nixon’s Watergate Scandal
Frank Wills was an African American private security guard who was on-duty during t…
Business & Inventions
Meet Wall Street's First Black Millionaire
In the mid-1800's, Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a well-known African American figur…
Education & Politics
The Truth About America's First Black Public High School
Originally established in 1870, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School located in Washingto…
Sports & Entertainment
The Rise and Fall of Chicago's First Black-Owned Theater
In 1904, political operator and gambling boss Robert T. Motts opened the Pekin Thea…
History & Exploration
Meet the First Black Woman to Successfully Climb Mount Everest
In 2006, Sophia Danenberg became the first African American and the first Black wom…
Education & Politics
First African-American FBI Agent Finally Recognized 100 Years After Being Hired
After 100 years, the FBI has finally recognized James Wormley Jones as the agency&#…
Food & Beverages
The Potato Chip Was Invented by a Black Man Named George Crum
There are a few stories about the invention of the potato chip, but the most reliab…
Sports & Entertainment
Black Woman Makes Olympic History as the First to Be on the USA Triathlon Board of Directors
In October 2019, USA Triathlon, part of the United States Olympic Committee, made h…
History & Exploration
Black People Founded the City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California has a lot more Black history than most people realize. The …
