Business & Inventions
Former Slave Turned Inventor Patented Technology Still Being Used in Lawn Mowers Today
In May 1899, John Albert Burr, an African American inventor from Maryland, patented …
Music & Arts
Yusuke Was a Former Slave From Africa Who Became Japan's First Black Samurai in the 1500s
Yasuke, a warrior during the 1500s who became the world's first Black samurai, e…
Film & TV
Before Becoming an Actor, Forest Whitaker Wanted to Be an Opera Singer
Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker has starred in several major film productions in his d…
Sports & Entertainment
Isaac Burns Murphy was the First Person to Ever Win Three Kentucky Derbies
Although horse racing is commonly regarded as an outdated sport for gamblers, there is…
Aviation & Space
Mary Jackson, the First Black Female Engineer to Work at NASA
There have been many intelligent men and women in history who were made known for doin…
Film & TV
What Denzel Washington Learned From his Late Father
Winner of four Academy Awards, star of over fifty films, and a legend among talents, a…
Aviation & Space
Robert H. Lawrence Jr. was the First Black Man to be Trained As an Astronaut
Born and raised in Illinois, Robert H. Lawrence Jr. took a running start in his academ…
Civil Rights
Martin Luther King Jr. Was Once Stabbed During a Book Signing
Prior to his death in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. survived a close brush with death m…
Film & TV
Quincy Jones Composed the Theme Song for the Popular 70’s “Sanford and Son” TV Sitcom with Redd Foxx
As one of history's most influential record producers, Quincy Jones has decades of…
Music & Arts
Michael Jackson Wrote "We Are the World" with Lionel Richie
"We Are The World" is a seven-minute ballad that was written by both Michael…
Civil Rights
The First African-American Congresswoman Survived Multiple Assassination Attempts When Running for President
American history is overrun by stories of presidential elections conducted and won by …
Sports & Entertainment
John Baxter Taylor, The First African-American Olympic Gold Medalist
Born in 1882, John Baxter Taylor Jr. grew up in Philadelphia. There, Taylor studied at…
