Alabama’s first Black bank owner, William Reuben Pettiford, was born on January 20, 1847, in Granville County, North Carolina. Pettiford…
Jack “the Galveston Giant” Johnson became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion. He defeated Canadian boxer Tommy Burns to…
Prior to the 1920s, the majority of homes used wood or coal as the sole fuel source, but that all…
Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, was born on December 23, 1867, on a cotton plantation near Delta,…
This Day In History: December 9th The son of a white planter and free Black woman, Pinckney Benton Stewart (P.B.S)…
Trailblazing actor and comedian, Richard Pryor, was born on December 1, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois. His comedy routine drew on…
Former President of the NAACP, Arthur B. Spingarn, spent his career defending the rights of the underrepresented African American population…
A woman of many firsts, Shirley Chisholm, was able to use her political position to advocate for educational opportunities and…
Rock legend and guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, captivated audiences with his unmatched electric guitar-playing skills and his experimental sounds. Hendrix, born…
One-half of the dynamic songwriting and producing team, Terry Lewis, has been making top hits since the 1980s. Lewis, along…
Pauli Murray possessed many talents and used to be an advocate for women and civil rights. Murray challenged the status…
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded since 1968, but it wasn’t until 11 years later that…