By Genevieve Carlton | Checked By Erik Hawkins Published November 9, 2021 / Updated November 10, 2021 Garrett Augustus Morgan didn’t get his due until after his death in 1963 — despite inventing…
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The Woman Whose Tireless Efforts Helped Launch The Famed Tuskegee Airmen
By Monica Danielle March 31 , 2022 Mary McLeod Bethune’s friendship with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt led to the desegregation of pilot training programs. The names of many women who…
How the Remarkable Life of Josephine Baker Is Still Inspiring Others to This Day
A controversial performer, a civil rights icon, a war spy, a sex symbol and a devoted mother: these are just some of the lenses through which one could view Josephine…
6888TH CENTRAL POSTAL DIRECTORY BATTALION (1945–1946
AUGUST 31, 2016 CONTRIBUTED BY: SAMUEL MOMODU The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was an all-black battalion of the Woman’s Army Corps (WAC). The 6888th had 855 enlisted African American…
WALTER SAMUEL MCAFEE (1914-1995)
POSTED ON JANUARY 9, 2015 CONTRIBUTED BY: CHRISTOPHER KINSON Walter Samuel McAfee, theoretical physicist, professor, and civil servant was born in Ore City, Texas to Susie and Luther McAfee on September 2, 1914. His…
Meet William Harvey Carney, The Fearless Civil War Soldier Who Never Let The American Flag Fall In Battle
By Kaleena Fraga | Checked By Leah Silverman Published February 22, 2022 Updated February 23, 2022 As one of the first Black men to receive the Medal of Honor, William Harvey Carney made history for…
Josephine Baker Is The First Black Woman Who Will Be Buried At The Pantheon In Paris
PARIS — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero…