Category: Know Your History

Breaking Barriers and Making History — Meet Elmer Lucille Allen, the 94-Year-Old Chemist Who Paved the Way for Black Women in STEM

Denied by Every U.S. Flight School, Bessie Coleman Crossed the Ocean and Became America’s First Black Woman Pilot

At just 12 years old, Diego Frazão Torquato Played His Violin Through Tears At The Funeral of His Beloved Music Teacher — The Man Who Helped Him Escape Poverty And Violence Through Music

Meet the Black Woman Who Helped Create GPS — The Genius Mind That Mapped the World but Was Never Given Credit

Mattel Unveils Debbie Allen Barbie Doll in Honor of the Icon’s Contributions to Dance, Arts, and Education

October 16, 1995, 30 Years Ago Today, Marks The Historic Million Man March In Washington, D.C., Led By The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

Meet Joseph Williams, one of the Last Black WWII Veterans, Who Turns 106 Years Old

18-Year-Old Michael “D’angelo” Archer Singing “Tomorrow” by The Winans in Church

Honor The Land. Honor The People. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

Happy Heavenly Birthday Fannie Lou Hamer: The Fearless Voice Who Refused to Be Silent and Demanded Freedom for All

Asante Gold: UK Returns Looted Ghana Artifacts On Loan After 150 Years

Assata Shakur, a Political Activist, Former Member Of The Black Panther Party, The Black Liberation Army, And Tupac Shakur’s Godmother, Has Reportedly Died At The Age Of 78