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…
Sports & Entertainment
First African-American Athlete to Win a Medal in the Olympic Games
In 1904, George Coleman Poage became the first African-American to ever win a medal…
Education & Politics
This Woman From Ghana Led the Biggest Slave Revolt in the West Indies
In 1718, the Danish had total control of the West Indies. They had completely colon…
History & Exploration
Five Black Teens Went Missing in 1978 and Where Never Seen Again — Here’s What Happened!
In 1978, on a summer day, five teenagers from Newark, New Jersey suddenly vanished.…
Business & Inventions
This Entrepreneur Borrowed $25 and Became the Richest Black Man in America in the 1950's
In 1929, Samuel B. Fuller borrowed $25 and used his car as collateral to buy soap p…
Music & Arts
Jazz Singer Billie Holiday Was Only 44-Years Old When She Died
Billie Holiday is one of the most famous jazz singers in history. However, her diff…
