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Alfred Sam was a mysterious figure from West Africa who arrived in America to spearhead what became a failed back-to-Africa movement in 1914. Although he claimed to be a chief from a Gold Coast royal lineage, Sam, was twice accused of fraud and many who invested into his venture lost everything. Sam was born in […]

Chief U. Renee Hall is the first woman to lead the Dallas Police Department in its 136-year history. Undertaking the role last month, she is one of three minority women who hold top law enforcement posts in Dallas County. Chief Hall’s path to police work was met with some hesitation from her mother. When Hall […]

Kimberly Anyadike made history in 2009 after she completed a cross-country flight from Compton, Calif. to Newport News, Va. when she was just 15 years of age. The feat made Anyadike, who is of Nigerian heritage, the youngest known Black pilot to ever complete such a journey. Anyadike began her training as a pilot when […]

  Fredia Gibbs is a retired boxer, kickboxer and sports legend once billed as “The Most Dangerous Woman In The World.” Gibbs made history by becoming the first Black woman to win a World Kickboxing Championship with the International Sports Karate Association. Born July 8, 1963, Gibbs was raised on the tough streets of Chester, […]