African-American firsts
The Tigers are coming to ice as Tennessee State University has announced that ice hockey will arrive at the HBCU in 2024.
Retired Black hockey hero Mike Grier is making monumental moves once again as the first Black General Manager in NHL history.
After receiving his undergraduate from Northwestern State University and then going on to serve 23 years in various roles as a faculty member, Dr. Marcus Jones not only has become the school's newest president but also makes history as its first-ever Black commander-in-chief.
Long before African-American ballerina Misty Copeland danced her way into American Ballet Theater, Raven Wilkinson was already a living legend as the first African-American woman to be signed by a major ballet company. Although she faced extreme racism and almost left her field, her resilience in the face of adversity is admirable. She was born Anne Raven […]