Black History Month may be over, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop celebrating and being proud of our heritage. Take it from the adorable, Heir Jordin–a kid rapper who is equally adorable and talented. This tiny tot is  so proud of his Black History, he made a song, complete with the cutest video […]

First Lt. Dina Elosiebo took the motivational phrase, “reach for the stars,” to all new heights this month after making military history. After completing Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight School at Fort Rucker, Ala. and earning her Army aviator wings, Elosiebo became the first African-American female pilot to graduate from The District of Columbia National Guard. “This […]

Google Doodles have become the new honorary postage stamps. Launched in 2001, the illustrations and animations that replace the Google logo to celebrate national holidays and historical birthdays are seen by hundreds of millions of people. While some people see these drawings as a way to “humanize the homepage”–as described by one Google engineer–others are critiquing the […]

As Black History Month draws to a close this week, so might another national figure of the African American legacy. The Charles H. Wright Museum, the largest museum of African American history, faces a grim future due to its bankrupt home of Detroit, Michigan. Considered the most financially challenged cultural center in the city, the 49-year-old museum […]

Skip to 15:58 mark Last night on “Jeopardy” (College Edition), one of the categories was “African-American History” and none of the three students picked said category, until there were literally no other categories left. The contestants powered through categories like, “International Cinema Showcase,” “Weather Verbs” and “Kiwi Fauna,” but stayed away from that pesky “African-American […]

Ice skating is my absolute favorite Olympic sport to watch, and I remember like it was yesterday being a six-year-old watching Debi Thomas do her thing. She was RAD then and is certainly RAD now, so know your history sis and read up on this amazing piece of Black History. Must Read: Black Women Athletes […]

It goes without saying, if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would be happy and proud to see President Obama as leader of the United States of America. And while a Black family in the White House may encourage us all to take well-earned satisfaction in just how far we’ve come, there […]

Our Moments

Without Janet Jackson, there wouldn’t have been Aaliyah, Ciara, Britney Spears, or any pop princesses that have cult followings today. But considering who Miss Jackson is related to, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the cute little girl who played Penny on “Good Times” grew up to become a tour de force in pop culture. […]

If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame C.J. Walker. Walker was the first successful Black female entrepreneur. Her insistence on involvement in both the business world and civic affairs predates Oprah’s story, and to the extent that […]

When slavery was finally outlawed during the Civil War, few Americans took the removal of the slaves’ shackles to mean that the African should be accorded equal status with the white man. Yet, in 1903, just 40 years after the Emancipation, one man dared to envision such a future. W.E.B. Du Bois’s book, “The Souls […]

led-zeppelin-vs-the-blues Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in the tradition of the blues. Their blues influences got the best of them on a few occasions during their run in the late 60s and 70s. In 1972, the […]