Kamala Harris has already accomplished some impressive ‘firsts.’ She’s the first female, the first African-American and the first Asian-American to become Attorney General of California, a post she was elected to in 2010 and reelected to last year. Harris, 50, whose mother is Tamil Indian and whose father is Jamaican-American, is a graduate of Howard University […]
After 179 years since it was first discovered, Shreveport has its first black female Mayor. Ollie Tyler was named the city’s 48th Mayor in December 2014 after spending 43 years in education. “I think for those who come behind me as African Americans, it does give them hope, and it does give them inspiration that this is […]
Meet Hakeem Jeffries, the former corporate lawyer at CBS and Viacom turned politician. The Crown Heights, Brooklyn native was the Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York’s 8th congressional district in Brooklyn and Queens. He received his bachelor’s in political science from Binghamton University with honors and graduated from New York University School of Law as […]
Thousands of African-American inventors have developed various inventions over the years that have greatly impacted culture. However, today we are highlighting only 10 African-American inventors who have “shifted” the fields of science, medicine and technology. Dr. Patricia E. Bath She was the first African-American female doctor to receive a patent in medicine for her invention […]
Renowned author Langston Hughes once asked ‘What happens to a dream deferred?’ For most, that early desire is swallowed up by the realities of life and largely dismissed, because some put an expiration date on dreams. But Dr. Karen Morris Priester is living proof that dreams can be achieved despite any circumstance. While history has […]
From Alexander Hamilton to J. Edgar Hoover to Betty Boop, there are so many historical figures we thought were white, but were actually black! Click on the audio player to hear Jasmine Sanders give you just ten of them on The D.L. Hughley Show, and check them out below! Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) Alexander Hamilton Betty […]
Dr. Jennifer Ellis is in a very exclusive sorority. She is one of only five board-certified, Black female cardiothoracic surgeons in the U.S. The Washington, D.C. native was influenced to become a doctor partly by her psychiatrist father, who encouraged his children’s ambitions in any arena, but also by a childhood babysitter with a congenital […]
When the parents of two Nigerian immigrants gave birth to a baby boy in 1980, we’re betting they didn’t realize that their son’s name and an umbrella-shaped marine animal would almost be synonymous. Fast forward to John Dabiri‘s summer fellowship at the California Institute of Technology, and his love for Aeronautics and growing interest in bio mechanics and it’s easy to see […]
When Spike Lee has strong feelings on anything Brooklyn-related, the public is bound to hear about them. This is, after all, the man behind some…
During a college championship round of Jeopardy three college students avoided the “African American History” category as long as they could. Instead of choosing to answer questions about black history, the contestants gladly chose from categories like “International Cinema Showcase,” “Weather Verbs,” and “Kiwi Fauna.” Not surprising since they answered only three out of the […]
A California high school is under fire for celebrating Black History Month with a special lunch menu that includes fried chicken, watermelon, and cornbread. Listen to the audio player to hear “The Russ Parr Morning Show” list the real reasons Black people should be mad! Keep Up With The Russ Parr Morning Show … LIKE […]
The principal of an all-girls Catholic school in California had a lot of explaining to do this week after the cafeteria offered a special Black…
