Sharon Jackson-Lee is one of the longest-serving African American women in Congress. ... read more »

Quinton Byfield, 19, is the highest drafted Black hockey player in NHL history.  ... read more »

In 2008, former President Barack Obama became the first Black President of the United States.  ... read more »

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), founded at Howard University in 1908, is the oldest Black female Greek-letter organization.  ... read more »

Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman, and woman of color, to be sworn into the office of Vice President of the United States.  ... read more »

From 1810 to 1850, around 10,000 enslaved people escaped to the North via the Underground Railroad.  ... read more »

In January 2021, Reverend Raphael Warnock, 51, became Georgia's first Black senator.   ... read more »

Today marks the celebration of Black Love Day! ... read more »

Happy Birthday to the The NAACP! ... read more »

Marsha "Pay It No Mind" Johnson was a leader of the gay liberation movement. ... read more »

A Self-Made Millionaire: Born on a plantation in Louisiana, Madam CJ Walker gained her success from inventing a line of hair care products for African Americans. ... read more »

Abolitionist and Scholar, William Wells Brown's first novel, "Clotel", otherwise known as "The President's Daughter", was the first novel to be published by an African American in 1853.  ... read more »

As of 2019, the largest group of black people in the United States are men between the ages of 10 and 14.  ... read more »

12-year-old Grace Moore is the youngest composer to ever write music for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.  ... read more »

Quil Lemons, 23, is the youngest photographer to ever shoot a “Vanity Fair” cover. ... read more »