Black History

After overcoming early setbacks, the Johnson Products founder built a groundbreaking business empire that reshaped Black entrepreneurship, banking and television. BY OUMOU FOFANA, REVOLT.TV Key Takeaways George E. Johnson...

 by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com Although it is not the day slavery legally ended, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. In fact,...

By courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com Maybe you’ve heard the name Isaac Burns Murphy, who lived from 1861 to 1896, and is widely regarded as one of the...

by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com The Transatlantic slave trade occurred during the 16th through the 19th centuries, causing the displacement of millions of Africans. The psychological, emotional,...

by Betsy Chapman We received the sad news this morning that Maya Angelou, Reynolds Professor of American Studies, has passed away at the age of...

Mae Jemison (1956 – Present) Jemison made history as the first African American woman to travel in space. Her journey aboard the Space Shuttle...

Born: Aug. 26, 1918Died: Feb. 24, 2020Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, WVEducation: B.S., Mathematics and French, West Virginia State College, 1937Hired by NACA: June 1953Retired from...

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13...

2015 Inductee Daisy Gatson Bates (1914-1999). Born in Huttig, Arkansas. She married journalist Lucious Christopher Bates and they operated a weekly African-American newspaper, the Arkansas...

By Larry SchwartzSpecial to ESPN.com Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major tennis tournaments, another opponent had to be defeated. But...