History
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Where Are The Children Of Black Civil Rights Leaders Now?
To celebrate Martin Luther King day, we are looking at what the children of our vital civil rights leaders are doing today.
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Why Everybody is Suddenly Giving Black Women Their Much-Deserved Flowers!
From Sterling K. Brown to white folks on TikTok, Black women are finally receiving their flowers for being the backbone of society— and we love to see it.
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How Ray Charles Outsmarted the Industry and Became Ultra Rich
The Genius of Ray Charles: How a Blind Artist Outmaneuvered the Industry and became a business gangsta.
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13 Inventions We Would Not Have Without Pioneering Black Women
As we continue our celebration of Women’s History Month, here are some life-changing inventions brought to us by Black women.
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Black Virginia Family Finds Army Discharge Papers That Unlock a Mother’s Secret WWII Legacy
Stacy Brown and her family had no idea that her mother was one of more than 800 women assigned to the only all-Black female battalion during World War II.
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Tammi Terrell: The Ivy League Scholar Who Deserved Better than Motown’s Saddest Ending
Tammi Terrell deserved so much more than the tragic life she lived, marked by abuse from James Brown and a fatal illness that ultimately took her. This Women’s History Month, and on the 56th anniversary of her passing, we share her heartbreaking story.
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Everything You Were Never Told About the Enslaved Woman Who Actually Sparked the Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began in March 1692 with a coerced confession— but the true story of the enslaved woman at the heart of it all is far more complex.
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Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Bloody Sunday
For the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, we’re reminding you what the Selma marches were all about.
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The Real Story Behind the Young Life and Tragic Death of Emmett Till
14-year-old Emmett Till was killed after being falsely accused of flirting with a white woman in Mississippi. 70 years after his death, we’re looking at the story surrounding the tragic event.