Black leaders have been vital to making America strong.
Prior to the publication of his first almanac, Benjamin Banneker decided to send a pre-publication manuscript to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, along with a cover letter. He felt if […]
Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson, 1791 Read More »
Known as the most noted black cowboy that ever ‘topped off’ a horse Became well-known and respected in a world of anonymous cowhands Just as white families looked west for
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“Shirley Chisholm had guts” was her answer when she was asked how she wanted people to remember her.
Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), Seven Terms in Congress (NY) Read More »
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As of January 1944 no African-American journalist had ever been admitted to a White House Press Conference. In February 1944, Harry McAlpin, a former Navy war correspondent and reporter for
Harry S. McAlpin (1906-1985): Reporter Who Broke the Press Corps Color Line Read More »
One of the first African American frontiersmen Prominent figure of the American West First “mountain man” to document his story in a book (1856) James Pierson Beckwourth was born in
James Pierson Beckwourth (1798-1866): Explorer and Frontiersman Read More »
