Afrocentricity is a model whose idea propagates that for the people of Africa to obtain their balance, they should reclaim a sense of organization. (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...)

In an era characterised by the prominent Jim Crow laws which segregated blacks from whites and regarded blacks as less humans in the united States, Booker T. Washington diplomatically took the lead to become the voice and dominant leader of the black American community. (Read more...)

With his mastery in the music industry, Sean discovered a street hustler named Christopher Wallace a.k.a The Notorious B.I.G. (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...)

In the history of both male and female boxing, Shields is the only boxer to simultaneously withhold all four boxing titles namely: WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF. (Read more...)

In 1998, Johnson and his partners, sold BET Holding to Viacom, a giant media group. Though it was sold at $3 billion, Johnson still remained the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BET until 2005. That sale made Johnson America's first Black billionaire. (Read more...)

In 1970, Angela graced the FBI's most wanted list. She was locked up in prison for over a year, giving her a first-hand experience of the ills and disadvantages of incarceration. (Read more...)

Du Bois's life history was graced with a series of firsts. He was the first in his family to attend High School, and the first African American to attain a Doctorate from the prestigious Harvard University. (Read more...)

Kaepernick inspired Nike campaign's slogan "Believe in some things, even if it means sacrificing everything." (Read more...)