Little Known Black History Facts

Little Known Black History Fact: “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is known for his fiery speeches, including his  most famous: “I Have a…
Little Known Black History Fact: The Battle Over Ebonics

On December 18, 1996, the school district in Oakland, Calif. passed an amendment to designate Ebonics as a main language…
Little Known Black History Fact: Alphonse Mouzon

Alphonse Mouzon was one of the early leaders of the jazz fusion movement of the late ’60’s and early ’70’s.…
Little Known Black History Fact: Rueben V. Anderson

Reuben V. Anderson made history this month in 1985 when he was sworn is as the first Black Supreme Court…
Little Known Black History Fact: Willie Jeffries

Willie Jeffries is a college football Hall of Fame honoree who has amassed a number of championships across three decades.…
Little Known Black History Fact: Shonda Rhimes

TV maven Shonda Rhimes has achieved unprecedented success in Hollywood in the typically male realms of TV show creation. Rhimes…
Little Known Black History Fact: Norman Lewis

Norman Lewis was an influential Harlem painter whose work helped innovate the abstract expressionist style he was best known for.…
Little Known Black History Fact: Edward Brooke III

In 1966, Edward Brooke III became the first African-American United States Senator elected by popular vote. Brooke was born in…
Little Known Black History Fact: Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist and anthropologist most famous for her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”…
Little Known Black History Fact: Friendship Nine

The Friendship Nine are a group of young activists who were jailed and charged for trespassing after a non-violent protest…
Little Known Black History Fact: Ruby McCollum

  In 1952, the community of Live Oak, Fla. was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected…
Little Known Black History Fact: Black College Football And The NFL

It’s no secret that historically Black colleges and universities have produced talent that has gone on to the next level…