Tiger Woods – One of the Best Ever, First Golfer in History to Win All Four Majors Consecutively
Think black golf player, think Tiger Woods. Eldrick Tont Woods, popularly called Tiger Woods, has cemented his name in both black history and African-American history. Born on the 30th of…
Jackie Robinson – A Legend Beyond Baseball
Jack Roosevelt ‘Jackie’ Robinson is a name that will always be remembered in Black History. A name that belonged to a man who first broke the color barrier in Major…
Oscar Micheaux: The First Black Indie Filmmaker
In this episode of Black History In Two Minutes or So hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., with additional commentary from historian Donald Bogle, Vincent Brown of Harvard University, and…
Power, Enslavement, and Resistance – The Slave Trade in the North American Colonies
Colonization served as a means of enriching European kingdoms. As indentured servitude became a less frequent practice, planters began to enslave Native Americans and soon after, the Atlantic Slave Trade…
Joe Louis – An Unmatched Champion In and Out of the Ring
Joe Louis is popularly known as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. On May 13, 1914, Louis was born in Lafayette, Alabama, to sharecropper parents…
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Today we’re learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which brought millions of captive Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the largest number of people trafficked…
African Americans in the Military: A Legacy of Exceptional Service
African Americans have served with honor in the military since the beginning of our Nation's history. That service has not only been notable, it has been exceptional- often in the…
Phillis Wheatley – First African American Author to Write Book of Poems
Phillis Wheatley is one of the stars that shine bright in the big story of Black History. Like a beautiful poem, her life reveals how strong we can be and…
Elijah McCoy – Inventor Revolutionizes RailRoad Industry
Elijah McCoy, a notable name in Black History, was a Canadian-American inventor born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada, on May 2, 1844, to George and Mildred McCoy, who had fled slavery…
Garrett Morgan – Inventor Patents First Three-Way Traffic Light, First Gas Masks
Garrett Augustus Morgan is a prominent part of Black History. On March 4, 1877, Garrett Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky, to formerly enslaved persons and farmers Sydney and Elizabeth Morgan.…