The notable achievements of educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune is epic. She was the child of former slaves and the hurdles she overcame, despite oppressive segregation and racism, is inspirational. She was born Mary Jane McLeod on this day in 1875 in […]
*Rodney Robinson, the winner of the National Teach of the Year Award for 2019 said that his journey to this point was littered with a lot of obstacles. Among his most major challenges was the fact that he was pursuing his undergraduate degree from […]
Michael Bearden made his mark in music as a keyboardist, composer and, most notably, as a musical director to the stars. Across the talented pool of entertainers he’s worked with, Bearden is perhaps best known as the final musical director for the King of Pop, […]
Samuel J. Battle became the NYPD’s first Black police officer on June 28, 1911 in a swearing-in ceremony, going on to break other barriers as well. After nearly derailing his life as a teenager, Battle was determined to prove his doubters wrong. Battle was born […]
Mary J. Blige received the highest honor at the 2019 BET Awards on Sunday. While presenting the Queen of Hip-hop and R&B with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony in Los Angeles, Rihanna praised Blige for the blueprint she set. “She changed the […]
Harry Hosier, also shown spelled as Hoosier, was a popular Methodist preacher who found fame in the early 19th Century. A Fisk University history professor has attempted to connect Hosier’s last name to the state nickname of Indiana residents, Hoosiers. Born into slavery in 1750 […]
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