The late Robert N.C. Nix Jr. was destined for his path early on as his father was Pennsylvania’s first…
Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was a blind piano prodigy so popular that it has been alleged that he was the…
Robert Smalls first made history by escaping slavery by pretending to be a white ship’s captain, and sailing a boat…
Jelly Roll Morton famously introduced himself as the inventor of jazz. While that claim has been questioned over time, the…
Lucien Alexis Sr. earned the nickname of the “Negro Einstein” while as a student at Harvard University. Despite facing an…
John Morton-Finney was a true Renaissance man, earning an impressive 11 degrees during his lifetime. The former Buffalo Soldier Army…
Rebecca Lee Crumpler is widely considered by historians as the first African-American woman to become a physician in the states.…
June Bacon-Bercey was a pioneer in the field of meteorology, becoming the first Black woman to earn a degree in…
Linda Martell was a former country and blues artist who made her mark in the industry by becoming the first…
It is now official that due to the coronavirus, the 2020 Summer Olympics is postponed and will likely go on…
Toni “Tomboy” Stone was the first woman to play for a men’s professional baseball league. Although she was signed to…
Ethel L. Payne was a pioneering Black journalist who became known for covering the rise of the civil rights movement…
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