In 1920, African-American farmers owned 14 percent of all American farmland. Today, 45,000 black growers own just two percent of that land and the vast...
Eunice Hunton Carter was New York's first African-American assistant district attorney. The Atlanta native was the granddaughter of slaves, and now her...
Before Atari, Nintendo and PlayStation there was Fairchild Channel F. The 1976 model heralded an innovation that changed the gaming industry forever:...
Christina Ham's play "Nina Simone: Four Women" follows the activism and creative legacy of the fiercely talented Nina Simone. The woman known as "The...
When you hear the name Rosa Parks, you probably flash back to your black history month education. She's often credited as the woman who refused to move...
The Super Soaker toy gun was on the top of nearly every kid's wish list in the '90s, and it made summer heat a literal blast. The game-changing toy has...
As you look back over the black history education you received in your childhood, you definitely heard about Dr. Martin Luther King and his movement of...
In 1832, playwright and peformer Thomas Dartmouth Rice used theatrical make-up to create a supposedly black character. The character's name was Jim Crow...
Andrea Lewis said that, as a pilot, her favorite part of flying is actually putting the aircraft back on the ground. “I love just being able to travel,”...
A new radio documentary will highlight the roots of gospel music during Black History Month. The four-part documentary is called "Gospel Roots of Rock...
“The consequences of any of us staying home really are profound, because America is at a crossroads." That was the message from former President Barack...
Aretha Franklin died yesterday at the age of 76. Raised in Detroit, her career spanned decades and genres, from gospel to jazz to her signature sound as...
Former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams became the first African-American woman to deliver a response to the State of the Union Tuesday...
