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Remembering Dele Giwa, The Trailblazing Nigerian Journalist Killed By A Letter Bomb
Being a “journalist” requires you to behave oneself with the utmost honesty and, more importantly,…
How South African Miners Who Worked Shifts After The Discovery Of Diamonds In The 1860s Were X-rayed
When they initially found Blink Klippe, they had no idea what it was or how…
William Grose: One of the Wealthiest Black Businessmen In Seattle During 19th Century
At the age of 18, William Grose moved out of his Washington, DC, home. In…
Remembering John “Tiger Jack” Fox, The Heavyweight Boxer
John Fox earned the nickname “Tiger Jack” early in his boxing career. He boxed under…
Kenneth Allen Gibson Biography: The First African-American Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
A significant eastern American city, Newark, New Jersey, elected Kenneth Allen Gibson as its first…
Facts About The ‘Shuffle Along,’ All-Black Broadway Musical Of 1921
Shuffle Along, which was a musical comedy that featured an all-black cast, was a huge achievement…
Doris Davis: The First African-American Woman Mayor of a Major Metropolitan City in the U.S
Doris A. Davis made history on this day, June 5, 1973, when she was elected…
What You Need To Know About The Jenkins Orphanage Band
To assist the African American street children he came across in Charleston, South Carolina, Rev.…
Pinchback: The First African American To Serve As Governor Of A U.S. State
Pinckney Benton Stewart, sometimes known as “Pinchback,” was the first person of African origin to…
Georges Bissaou: The Black Spanish General Whose Slave Revolt Sparked The Haiti Revolution In 1700s
In Haut du Cap, then-colonial Haiti’s capital, Georges Biassou worked as a slave driver on…
The Story Of Daniel Smith, One Of The Last Children Born To Enslaved Parent In U.S.
He is known not just for being one of the last people in America to be…
Did You Know That Early Africans In Kalahari Desert Used Ostrich Eggshells To Store Water 105,000 Years Ago
The Ga-Mohana Hill, located in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, is still revered today…
Remembering William West, The Black Police Officer Who Arrested A Sitting U.S. President
William Henry West was an African American soldier who served during the Civil War and…
Neg Mawon: The Freedom Monument Built On The Dominican Republic Site Where Enslaved Africans Were Put To Death
The Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument was constructed as a memorial to liberated slaves’ efforts to…
Remembering Tom Jenkins, The First Black Teacher In Britain Whose Legacy Was Buried For 200 Years
In the Scottish town of Teviothead, close to Hawick, his tale was lost to history…
Why The Hadza People Of Tanzania Do Not Worry About Shelter Or Food
They don’t grow or store food, or keep any livestock. They rely on the blessing…
Facts About The Mount Vernon Slave Memorial Where The Enslaved And Free People Were Equal
A small number of free Blacks who worked on plantations in the 18th and 19th…
Brief History of Congo’s Iconic Limete Tower, Where You Will Find All That Remains Of Lumumba
It was constructed in the early 1970s and is one of the tallest memorials in…
Facts About The Race War of 1897-1898 in Lonoke County, Arkansas
In the later half of 1897 and into the beginning of 1898, Black Americans experienced…
Remembering William A. Hinton, The first African American To Author A Medical Textbook
The first African American to write a medical textbook was William A. Hinton. He was…