by James Washington | Mar 29, 2017 | History, Modern History
Sophia Danenberg became the first black woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world: “I wanted to achieve a personal goal and went down in history!” She’d been training on some hard terrain in preparation (Switzerland, Tanzania,...
by Candace | Mar 21, 2017 | Modern History
Most people are not thinking about making history when they are pursuing their dreams, especially in 2017. It is hard to believe that we are still making as the first to achieve certain goals. Well we can add another first to list. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah has made history...
by James Washington | Mar 17, 2017 | Did You Know, Modern History
Myron Rolle, was No. 1 in the US, played football, but did not want to be known as another athlete. He was a First Team Freshman All-American in 2006 and won the third All-America team and the second All-ACC team honors in 2008, his last season in Tallahassee. Myron...
by Forest Parks | Mar 12, 2017 | Culture, Modern History
This video is amazing! A relaxed and young James Brown gives the camera a demonstration of his legendary dance moves and gives a little insight into his moves!
by Forest Parks | Feb 28, 2017 | Black Pride, Culture, History, Modern History
Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry is just as prolific put together something awesome on Twitter. A series of photos that celebrated black women that were totally unbothered by police! These badass women are making us all feel weak as f*ck! Strong hearted, minded and...
by Forest Parks | Feb 22, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, History, Modern History, News
12 women (and one man) made history on Sunday as the cheerleading squad took the crown and earned first place at the CheerSport Nationals in Atlanta. This is the first tim ever that a historically black college and university has won this national cheerleading...
by James Washington | Feb 20, 2017 | Business, Culture, Modern History
Next weekend, it will be 70 years from the first and the biggest show of African American beauty. The hair company Bronner Bros. holds the show at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. International Beauty Show, attracts thousands of hair care...
by Candace | Feb 10, 2017 | Modern History
The Harvard Law Review has made history as it elects its first ever black female president in its 130-year history. ImeIme A. Umana will be serving the Law Review as the 131st president and is expected to do amazing things this year. She is taking on an amazing...
by Forest Parks | Feb 10, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History, Modern History
Have you heard of Lt. Gen Nadja West? One year ago a ceremony was held to promote West to three-star general, this was significant as she became the US Military’s first ever black female three-star general! In December (2016) she started her role as the 44th...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 4, 2017 | A List Categories, Black 365, Modern History, News
With the release of the movie Hidden Figures there’s been a renewed interest in math and scientific fields among black youth, especially black women. I can’t even begin to talk about how many times I’ve heard the young black women around me talk about how inspired...
