Writing & Publishing
The Author of “The Count of Monte Cristo” Was Black
The Count of Monte Cristo is a popular film that was produced in 1975 and again in…
Film & TV
14-Year Old Marsai Martin is the Youngest Black Executive Producer in Hollywood History
Marsai Martin is a teen actress and singer best known for playing the role of Diane…
Health & Science
Meet the First Black Woman to Win a Nobel Peace Prize
Wangari Muta Maathai, also known as "Tree Woman", was an activist and eco…
Public Service
Macon B. Allen Was the First African American to Become a Lawyer
Macon Bolling Allen was born free in 1816, and worked as a school teacher after learn…
Music & Arts
Billboard Magazine Used to Refer to R&B Songs as “Race Records”
In the beginning of the record industry's history, music was primarily marketed…
Sports & Entertainment
Meet the First African American to Become a Chess Grandmaster
Maurice Ashley is the first African American ever to be awarded the world title of …
Sports & Entertainment
Meet NASCAR’s First African American Driver and Winner
Wendell Scott was born with racing in his blood. His father worked as a mechanic an…
Writing & Publishing
After Writing "12 Years a Slave," Author Solomon Northrup Disappeared and Was Never Seen Again
Solomon Northup was an African American writer best known as the author of the 1853…
Sports & Entertainment
Meet the First Ever African American Head Coach in NFL History
In 1920, Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard became one of the first two Afr…
Civil Rights
Who Was Jim Crow? Was He a Real Person?
The name Jim Crow is used to refer to a set of local and state laws that once advoc…
