Little Known Black History Fact: The History of Aunt Jemima
In 1890, a former slave named Nancy Green was hired to be the spokesperson for Aunt Jemima brand food products. Nancy Green was born into…
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Little Known Black History Fact:History of Bid Whist
The card game of whist has been said to originate in Turkey and was brought to the states during slavery, although the Encyclopedia Britannica originates…
Little Known Black History Fact: Beatrice “Miss Bea” Borders
NOTE: This story was submitted by Mary Jo Haywood, the first black female Mayor of Camilla, Ga. and a dedicated listener of “The Tom Joyner…
Little Known Black History Fact: General Lloyd Austin
In a ceremony held on Friday, March 22, 2013, General Lloyd Austin became the first African American to lead the U.S. Central Command. This means…
Little Known Black History Fact: The Coon Chicken Inn
The Coon Chicken Inn was a chain of three restaurants founded by Maxon Lester Graham and Adelaide Burt in 1925 with $50.00. The Salt Lake…
Little Known Black History Fact: Thelma Johnson Streat
Thelma Streat was a favorite black artist among First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the King and Queen of England, actor Vincent Price and dancer Katherine Dunham.…
Little Known Black History Fact: Nate Smith, Servant of Labor Workers
Nate Smith was a 1960’s civil rights activist in Pittsburgh who is best remembered for his work serving African American labor workers. He used his…
Little Known Black History Fact: Ada Sipuel Fisher
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was a student from Chickasha, Oklahoma who was the first black student at University of Oklahoma. She was denied entry in…
Little Known Black History Fact: Dr. Asa Greenwood Yancy
Dr. Asa Greenwood Yancey was the first black faculty member at Emory University’s medical school. In the early 1940’s, Dr. Yancey studied at Freedmen’s Hospital…
Little Known Black History Fact: Yityish Aynaw, First Black Miss Israel
Yityish Aynaw, the first black Miss Israel will be seated across from the first black President of the United States at the dinner table this…
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