Since 1975, the African Heritage Cultural Center has remained a hub of Black culture for residents from its base in…
In the late 1800’s, young Black girls and women looking to escape the dearth of opportunities for education and jobs…
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is a largely rural area of the state not immediately known for its connection to…
Harriet Jacobs was a former slave who penned an autobiography detailing her escape from an oppressive master who made sexual…
The overwhelming success of the film Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, highlighted three African-American women who were instrumental in…
The case of Sipuel v. The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma laid the early groundwork for other…
Ohio has long been considered a haven for some of the world’s best funk musicians, and now an upcoming venue…
The late Mayme Agnew Clayton was a librarian and historian who founded the Western States Black Research and Education Center,…
The Baton Rouge lunch counter protests of 1960 were inspired by the Greensboro protests of that same year. A group…
June Bacon-Bercey is a pioneer in the field of meteorology, becoming the first Black woman to earn a degree in…
Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong is currently the Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of…
Black circus performers have found varying levels of fame over the years, but little is known about the stars of…
William Peyton Hubbard, the first notable Black elected official in Toronto, and will be honored this weekend with the unveiling of…
Comedian and author Dick Gregory has been active since the ’60’s and is showing no signs of slowing down. Gregory…
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