orothy Dandridge was a trailblazing black actress and singer. She rose to prominence in the 1950s as one of the fi… h
ady Sarah Forbes Bonetta was orphaned in 1848 when her parents were killed in a slave-hunting war. In 1850, she w… h
n this day in 1894, inventor G.W. Murray received his patent for the 'Planter', which helped make farm work more e… h
n 1954 Betty White had a talk show and faced criticism for including a black tap dancer, Arthur Duncan, on her sho… h
da B. Wells and her husband, Ferdinand L. Barnett had four children, Charles, Herman, Ida Jr. and Alfreda. They ar… h
n this day in 1921, The Tulsa Race Massacre happened in the affluent black community of Greenwood in Tulsa (Black… h
edd Foxx and Eartha Kitt at a rally in New York for the Freedom Fighters in Birmingham. Redd was asked to give a s… h
elma Burke was a sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement, best known for a bas relief portrait of… h
n this day in 1951, Racial Segregation in Washington, D.C. restaurants ruled illegal by Municipal Court of Appeals. h
n this day in 1925, Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcolm X was born. Gone, but not forgotten. Rest… h
