The last slave ship to leave Africa for the US in 1860 is known as the Clotilda. However, available facts have cleared the air on the...
There’s so much to be thankful for in a history filled with tireless advocates such as black history in America. One of such great men was...
It wouldn’t be shocking if you’ve never heard of Hazel Scott even if you’re a jazz fan. But Ms Hazel Scott was much more than a...
The Negro Silent Protest Parade took place on July 28th of 1917 during the Harlem Renaissance. It was a response to rioters attacking Black residents and...
Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. She escaped slavery and became an abolitionist speaker and reformer. Over hundred years after her death,...
Name five civil rights movement facts. How many of them would you bet your life on? The civil rights movement is one of the most consequential...
We all have our favorite black gospel songs, but did you know that plenty of these amazing songs have their roots in slavery? Many masterpieces originated...
Anyone trying to catalog the African-American portrayal history on U.S. circulating coins will notice that, unfortunately, few black people were ever represented on the national coinage....
If you can’t recall a single African warrior you learned about in school, it doesn’t mean you were a terrible student of history. It means your...
