https://youtu.be/JzFqNKDdlKg In April of 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers called up Jackie Robinson, making the first African-American man to play in a Major League Baseball game. Robinson went on to play ten years in the majors, becoming a six-time all-star, winning the National League Most Valuable Player in 1949 and was a part of the 1955 […]

The Universoul Circus is known as the coolest show on earth! Millions of people from all over the world have enjoyed thousands of shows over the years and the fun continues.

Charlotte E. Ray Was The First Black Woman Lawyer In The United States

From Dianne Durham to Simone Biles, here's a brief history of Black women in Gymnastics

"Lift Every Every Voice And Sing," a poem written by James Weldon Johnson - often dubbed "The Black National Anthem" - was first performed on Feb. 12, 1900. Here's what you need to know about it.

Meet Dr. Daniel Hale Williams: Black Doctor Who Performed The First (Successful) Open-Heart Surgery

Nelson Mandela was released from prison on Feb. 11, 1990, after he and other African National Congress leaders were sentenced to life for attempting to overthrow the South African government.

Learn how and why the first Black Barbie doll was created

The origin story of Tituba, the Salem Witch Trials & the African connection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeUk5OFBciY Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is a superwoman of science. The first African-American woman to earn a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), she’s also the president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological research university in the United States. Born to Beatrice and George Jackson on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., […]