Little Known Black History Fact: Resurrection City

On May 12, 1968, over 2,500 activists from Mississippi arrived by bus in Washington, D.C. for a gathering of mass…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: The Oldest Black…

On display at the convention for the United Federation of Doll Clubs this year are African-American dolls that were made…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Riverside General Hospital

Riverside General Hospital (RGH) in Houston, Texas is the only remaining historically black hospital in the United States. Formerly known…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Nicodemus, Kansas

Nicodemus, Kansas is a small community in north central Kansas, named after an escaped slave who bought his way to…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: The Evening and…

The Evening and the Morning Star was the name given to an early publication of the Latter Day Saints religion…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Daughters of the…

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a historically white organization for woman descendants of rebel patriots that served in…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Maritza Correia

Maritza Correia was the first African-American (with Puerto Rican heritage) swimmer from the United States to set an American and…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Doc McStuffins

Doc McStuffins is the name of the newest animated TV star featured on Disney Junior. The “Doc” is the first…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Natasha Tretheway

African-American author Natasha Tretheway has been named Poet Laureate of the United States. The Pulitzer-Prize winner and Professor at Emory…
06.19.19

Little Known Black History Fact: Wendell Scott

Wendell Scott became the first African-American to obtain a NASCAR racing license in 1953. Now, decades after making history, Wendell…
06.19.19

Little-Known Black History Fact: Ellen Holly

In 1968, Ellen Holly became the first African-American actress to integrate a daytime television soap opera. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/37309ellen holly,
06.19.19

Arsenio Hall “A New Black Entertainment”

written by @itsthecaptain The TV world truly wasn’t ready for a man like Arsenio Hall! Perhaps that was the gift…
06.19.19