Little Known Black History Facts
Mansa Musa was a wealthy West African ruler who ruled a massive portion of the continent in the 14th century. According to researchers, Musa is considered to be the wealthiest person in history. Estimated to have been born in the year 1280 or so, Musa Keita I rose to lead the Mali Empire after the […]
Quovella “Q” Spruil was sworn in last week as the Essex County Chief of Detectives in Newark, N.J. The promotion makes Mrs. Spruil the first woman and African-American to hold the post with the state’s largest prosecutor’s office. Spruil, 41, a native of Newark, attended the New Jersey Institute of Technology for her undergraduate […]
Lewis Hamilton has achieved worldwide fame as the first and only Black Formula One race car driver. The British driver has more wins on the F1 circuit than anyone else from his country, and is poised to dominate for years to come. Born Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton on January 7, 1985, the future speedster […]
The legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains strong as ever, but rumors about his private indiscretions once threatened to dismantle it. In 1964, a secret letter, eventually traced back to the FBI, was sent to King’s residence threatening to expose his infidelity if he didn’t leave the civil rights movement. As King was […]
Demario Warren made history in the state of Utah last week after he was hired as Southern Utah University’s first Black head football coach. Not only is Warren the first Black head football coach at Southern Utah, he is the first Black head coach to hold such a position in the entire state. Warren, a […]
Frances Hooks, the widow of NAACP leader and civil rights champion Dr. Benjamin Hooks, died last Thursday. She was 88. Mrs. Hooks, a longtime educator and philanthropist, was also instrumental in her husband’s success. Hooks grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the famed Booker T. Washington High School. Hooks attended Fisk University for […]
Michelle King was named this week as the Los Angeles Unified District’s first Black female superintendent. King has worked her entire career for the district and is a product of the school system as well. King, 54, was a long shot to secure the job despite her credentials and long standing with LASUD. The […]
Baseball lost one of its greatest ambassadors in Monte Irvin, who passed at the age of 96 this past Monday. Irvin made his mark as Major League Baseball’s first Black executive and had a lasting impact on the game in both America and Mexico. Born February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, Ala., Irvin and his […]
Since 1962, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has selected a “Miss Golden Globes” to hand out the coveted Golden Globe Awards. For the 73rd Golden Globes ceremony to take place this past Sunday, 21-year-old Corinne Foxx, the daughter of actor Jamie Foxx, served in the role. However, she’s one of a handful of Black […]
The next time you find yourself in Philadelphia and in need of a comic books and coffee fix, there’s a destination in town that has you covered. Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse is owned by Ariell R. Johnson, the first Black woman to open a comic book store on the East Coast. Johnson, a Baltimore […]
Fans of R&B group The Whispers are today mourning the loss of one of its original members. Nicholas Caldwell, (pictured, second from left) who also served as a songwriter for the group, died Tuesday from congestive heart failure. The Whispers were a group of friends who lived in Los Angeles and joined forces in […]
Fay Allen went from working as a nurse in London to becoming a historical figure after she was selected as the United Kingdom’s first Black policewoman. Ms. Allen’s achievement was met with resistance in her adopted nation, but she still served as an inspiration for many. Born Sislin Fay Allen in 1939, the Jamaican native […]
