At the 1968 Olympics, held at a Mexico City stadium, 200-meter-record-setting gold medalist Tommie Smith, along with 200-meter-race bronze medalist, John Carlos, gave the “black-power salute” on the podium when receiving their medals. Both of the Olympians also accepted their medals shoeless, with their feet covered with black socks. The world-class athletes stated that the […]

According to biography’s website, Jackie Robinson played football for the Honolulu Bears before he became a professional baseball player. Tweet

On August 19, 1884, M.C. Harney invented the latern lamp. This lamp became a substitute to candles as a light source when there was no daylight. Tweet

Inventor A.W. Martin invented the door lock. Tweet

Joseph N. Jackson invented the programmable remote control for television. Tweet

Pearl Primus was an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who is credited with bringing African dance to American audiences. She was also an anthropologist who received a PhD in anthropology from New York University. Tweet

In 1954, Barbara Jordan lead the all-Black Texas Southern University debate team. This team beat Harvard’s team in a debate. Tweet

Historically Black college, Xavier University, is known for having one of the highest success rates of getting their students into medical school. Tweet

In 1983, Dr. Elmer and Joanne Martin founded the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. According to The National Great Blacks In Wax Musuem’s website, they founded the museum with the following objectives in mind: 1) To stimulate an interest in African American history by revealing the little-known, often-neglected facts of history. 2) To […]