Business & Inventions
The Original Black Barbie Doll Debuted in 1980
Mattel, one of the largest manufacturers of toys in the country, released the origin…
History & Exploration
The Slave Who Cleverly Stole a Confederate Ship and Freed Himself With 15 Others
Robert Smalls was born as a slave in 1839, but later became a free man after he clev…
Education & Politics
MLK Was 15-Years Old When He Finished High School, and 19 When He Graduated College
Dr. Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and had already graduated from …
Writing & Publishing
Meet the First Black Woman to Win a Pulitzer Prize For a Fiction Novel
Alice Walker was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. She was the first B…
History & Exploration
What Did Jesus Look Like?
Many people of African descent believe that Jesus Christ was a Black man, but the tr…
Sports & Entertainment
There Are Currently No Black-Owned NFL Teams, But It Almost Happened Several Times
The NFL, which was founded in the year 1920, has had millions of African American fa…
Sports & Entertainment
‘Star Trek’ Makes History With First Ever Black Female Director
Star Trek has always had a diverse cast from George Takei who is Japanese and Niche…
Sports & Entertainment
60 Years Before Jackie Robinson, He Was the First African American to Play Pro Baseball
In 1947, Jackie Robinson made sports history as the first African American baseball …
Aviation & Space
Meet Delta Airline’s First Black Female Pilot Captain
Founded in 1925, Delta is one of America’s most commonly used airlines, although the…
Education & Politics
The First African Americans to Serve in Congress
Since 1870, 172 African Americans have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or…
Music & Arts
Who Killed Sam Cooke?
On December 11, 1964, Sam Cooke, the King of Soul was shot three times in a seedy mo…
Education & Politics
The FBI Tried to Destroy Martin Luther King, Jr
Through Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle to liberate people of color from discrimin…
Health & Science
20-Year Old Student Discovers Why Patients With Darker Skin Tones Are Often Misdiagnosed
For hundreds of years, doctors and researchers assumed that skin conditions like jau…
Music & Arts
Black Composers Have Been Missing From Music School Curriculums For 130 Years
Established in 1889, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) is t…
Geography
Yes, There Were Black Slaves in Mexico and One of Them Changed History
Gaspar Yanga, or Nyanga, was a Prince in the country of Gabon that was later capture…
Sports & Entertainment
She Was the First Black Tennis Player to Professionally Compete With Whites
Althea Neale Gibson was an African American tennis player who set many milestones no…
Geography
The History of Black British People in London
Many will be surprised to learn that Black people make up 13.2 percent of the popula…
Sports & Entertainment
Amos 'n' Andy, the First Ever Black Television Sitcom
In 1951, a new show made history as the first Black sitcom to be broadcasted on nati…
Education & Politics
Meet the First Black Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress
Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 30, 1924. She later bec…
Education & Politics
Meet the First Black Federal Judge in the United States
William Hastie was the first African American to become a federal judge. He was appo…
Aviation & Space
Meet The First Black Woman to Travel to Space
Dr. Mae Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Alabama. As an engineer, physician,…
Music & Arts
The History of Easter and Easter Hats
The tradition of wearing Easter hats, or Easter bonnets, dates back many, many years…
Food & Beverages
The History of Chicken and Waffles
There is a wide variety of breakfast foods that many Americans enjoy, but one that s…
Criminal Justice
The Truth About Black People, Cocaine and New York City in the 1980s
In the 1980s, a major surge of drug use hit the streets of New York City that mostly…
History & Exploration
The First Person to Reach The North Pole Was a Black Man
Matthew Henson, an African American explorer who was born in Charles County Maryland…
