Nikole argues that the history of the United States does not begin in 1776 with the declaration of independence, but in 1619 with the arrival of the first slaves in Virginia. (Read more...)

The inspiration for the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" came in 1900, when young men based in Jacksonville, Florida, planned to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday. (Read more...)

Bath is the first African-American woman to specialize in ophthalmology. (Read more...)

The Michelin star is the highest international award that recognizes the best of the best in the culinary industry. This prestigious award represents to the culinary world what the Grammys are to the world of music or the Oscars to the world of cinema. (Read more...)

Born a slave, married at 14, mother at 17 and widowed at 20. (Read more...)

At 33, Carson became the youngest head of pediatric neurosurgery in all of the United States. (Read more...)

Woods registered close to 60 patents in his lifetime, including a telephone transmitter, a trolley wheel and the multiplex telegraph in which he defeated Thomas Edison's lawsuit. (Read more...)

Thanks to his ability to blend time and culture, street wear and luxury, arts and music, Abloh has transformed the fashion industry. (Read more...)

In 2015 Mendy was unemployed, without a club, with a pregnant wife to support. (Read more...)

Dr. Williams also founded the first interracial hospital in the United States. (Read more...)