by James Washington | Feb 24, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History, News
Black soldiers tested as human guinea pigs in World War II Black soldiers were used as human guinea pigs in chemical experiments during World War II, by the USA. In order to test chemical weapons, which cause lung and skin problems, about 60,000 black soldiers were...
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 Forest Parks | Feb 17, 2017 | Celebrities, History, News
On Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. EST. HBO will air “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”, a movie that finally tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor tobacco farmer whose cells changed the medical field forever. The movie stars Oprah Winfrey and Rose...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 15, 2017 | A List Categories, Black Inventors, Business, DYK, News
During Black History Month, we often celebrate the innovations that savvy black inventors have made throughout the years. From the traffic light to the Super Soaker, black people have always used our resourcefulness to make the world a better place. But our...
by Forest Parks | Feb 14, 2017 | History
The elders have so much experience and history but in this busy world we seldom take the time to sit down and listen to their words. Well, this is a chance, a video of 95 year old Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, The Last Survivor Of Black Wall Street, known as the “Tulsa...
by Krystal | Feb 12, 2017 | Blog, Did You Know, DYK, History
The FBI began COINTELPRO—short for Counterintelligence Program—in 1956 to disrupt the activities of the Communist Party of the United States. In the 1960s, it was expanded to include a number of other domestic groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, the Socialist Workers...
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 Forest Parks | Feb 9, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
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