Cynthia McKinney is the first African American woman to represent Georgia in the House of Representatives. Tweet
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Ernie Davis was the first African American to win the Heisman trophy. He was also the first African American football player to be taken first overall in the NFL Draft. Ernie Davis died at the age of 23, and never got to play in a professional football game. However, his talent and accomplishments were so […]
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Barbara Hillary is the first Black woman to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole. She is a lung-cancer survivor, and she first reached the North Pole at 75 years old. Tweet
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“She was Queen and General of Angola. She was a military genius. Her favorite strategies were surprise attacks and infiltrating enemy ranks. The Portuguese were trying to control Angola. They were effectively using the theory of divide and conquer and were pitting Africans against Africans. Queen Nzingha took advantage of this and literally had more […]
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Reginald Lewis was the first African American to build a billion dollar company. Tweet
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There is a section of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn called “Weeksville.” It derived its moniker from James Weeks. According to the Weeksville Society’s website, James Weeks was an African American who purchased the land- which now bears his name- in 1838. He brought the land from Henry Thompson, who was also a “free African American.” Weeksville was […]
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MALCOLM-LATIF SHABAZZ: MY STATEMENT CONCERNING THE HARASSMENT FROM THE POLICE/FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WHICH RESULTED IN MY UNJUST ARREST & DETAINMENT IN FEBRUARY 2013, AND PLACED A HALT ON MY TRAVEL TO TEHRAN, IRAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FAJR FILM FESTIVAL. I sincerely appreciate the care & concern of the People over my well-being […]
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The clip below shows what happened to the diary that Malcolm X was carrying in his breast pocket at the time of his death. [SIDEBAR: Be forewarned, there are some macabre parts to it. Also, a diary filled with DNA and screts?! Hmm.] Tweet
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Before his death Johnnie Cochran, along with attorney Charles Ogletree, represented the survivors of the attack that caused the obliteration of what was called “Black Wall Street.” The plaintiffs sought compensation in the form of educational and health-care resources for the current-day residents of the area. According to Wikipedia: “The federal district and appellate courts […]
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In 1984, Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson, became the first Black coach to lead a team to a Division I NCAA national championship. Tweet
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