Terrell was a suffragist and the first president of the National Association of Colored Women and—at the suggestion of W.E.B. Du Bois—a charter member of the NAACP. In her late years, Terrell’s commitment to taking on Jim Crow laws and pioneering new ground didn’t wane. In 1949 she became the first African American admitted to […]
Take a look at some of the people who are making Black History in their communities and across the world.
Nannie Helen Burroughs, (May 2, 1879 – May 20, 1961) was an African-American educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist and businesswoman in the United States. Her speech “How the Sisters Are Hindered from Helping,” at the 1900 National Baptist Convention in Virginia, instantly won her fame and recognition. In 1909, she founded […]
One of the hardest-working Hollywood actors, Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in countless films, including Pulp Fiction, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars: Episode I. Samuel L. Jackson was born on December 21, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee by his grandmother. Jackson graduated from Morehouse College in 1972 and performed skits […]
Born into slavery in Maryland around 1820, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Tubman risked her life to lead hundreds of family members and other slaves from the plantation system to freedom on this elaborate secret network of safe houses. A leading […]
Nas pays tribute to some of our African American Greats including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone and more in his 2 minute open letter.
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Walé, is an American rapper from Washington, D.C. He was able to transcend his status as local sensation and become a national rap contender using go-go-inspired hip-hop as the vehicle for his clever wordplay and music. He rose to prominence in 2006, […]
Thurgood Marshall was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908, to January 24, 1993) in Baltimore, Maryland was an American lawyer who was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1967. He was the first African-American to hold the […]
Taraji P. Henson was born on September 11, 1970, in Washington, D.C. As a teenager, Taraji Henson applied to a performing-arts high school but didn’t get in. Instead, she attended Oxon Hill High School, graduating in 1988.She landed her first professional acting gig on Smart Guy. In 2001, she got her big break in the […]
Born in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 1966, Johnny Gill began his career singing gospel in his father’s church, as part of the family gospel group, Wings of Faith. Johnny Gill’s fame took another leap when, in 1987, he became lead singer for New Edition, a popular 1980s boy band that already had a string […]
To celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Jay Z‘s streaming service Tidal placed some is the civil rights hero’s most important speeches in a playlist. From the epic “I Have A Dream” speech and lectures on Vietnam to Non-Violent vs. Violent protests, this playlist is not only amazing but you may need […]
