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100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002. A similar book was written by Columbus Salley.
Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to move to the “colored” section of a public bus in 1955.
First known African-American star of a regularly scheduled network television series: Bob Howard, The Bob Howard Show [155] [185] [186] [Note 12] (See also: 1956) Alice Allison Dunnigan. First African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College: William Tebeau [187]
The first black person on record to have successfully performed pericardium (the sac surrounding the heart) surgery to repair a wound. [193] Williams, Marguerite Thomas: 1895–1991 Geologist: First black person to receive a Ph.D. in Geology Williams, Scott W. 1943– Mathematician [194] Williams, Walter E. 1936–2020 Economist, social scientist
OPINION: Despite America’s history of racism, there are some Black people who will always be beloved and respected by the American public. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and ...
Terry was enslaved in Rhode Island as a toddler but became free at age 26 after marrying a free Black man. Clotel: The President’s Daughter was the first novel published by an African American ...
This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focused on those African-Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African-Americans.
OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights. The post Black History/White Lies: The ...