Horace King: From Captive Carpenter to Master Bridge Architect
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John Stewart Rock was the first Black person to be admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court...
Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political...
Four Black (African) women created history in the 10000m finals (12 August 2016) in the Summer Games of the Olympics 2016. 37 female athletes from around the world competed in the...
The first Black athlete to compete at the Olympics was Haitian-born French rugby player Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera,...
Dr. José Celso Barbosa was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist, and political leader known in Puerto Rico as...
“Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm big heart that...
Lena Baker, an African American maid, was executed by the State of Georgia in 1945 for the murder...
David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. was an African American electrical and mechanical engineer and one of the leaders in...
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company is recognized as one of the earliest and most influential Black-owned film production companies in the United States. Founded in 1916, its mission was to challenge...
William Harvey Carney was an African American soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of...
Oliver Lewis made history on May 17, 1875, when he rode Aristides to victory in the inaugural Kentucky...
Matilda Arabella Evans was the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. She became a powerful advocate for improved health care for African Americans, particularly children, insisting...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
