Little Known Black History Fact: Joyland Park
At 33RD street and Wabash Avenue in Chicago lived the first black amusement park called Joyland. Joyland Park was established in 1923 by W.C.S. &…
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Tuskegee Airmen
Tom Joyner, Terrence Howard, and many others discuss the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen, todays Little Known Black History Fact.
WOOK and Teenarama Dance Party
In 1963, Black teens weren’t allowed to join the cast of popular shows like “american bandstand,” so in response to the growing dance demand, Washington…
The Cake Walk
The cakewalk is a couples’ dance originated by black slaves in North America around the early 1900’s. It was originally known as the chalk line…
Cake Walk
The cakewalk is a couples’ dance originated by black slaves in North America around the early 1900’s. It was originally known as the chalk line…
Green Lantern
In 1971, comic book illustrators Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams released DC comic books with the country’s first black super-character named John Stewart. JOHN STEWART…
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was one of the first black painters to become a world-renowned star in a new era called “neo-expressionist” in the 1980’s. Making a…
African Grove Theatre
The African Grove Theater was founded in lower Manhattan in 1821. Other black theaters were attempted, but the African Grove would become the most mainstream…
Carmen de Lavallade
Carmen DeLavallade was a remarkable figure of dance and choreography in African-American society. Her talent would become affiliated with names like Alvin Ailey, who, for…
