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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.
African woman, blue eyes, facemask Escrava Anastacia (12 May 1740 – unknown) is a popular folk saint venerated in Brazil . An enslaved woman of African descent, Anastácia is depicted as possessing incredible beauty, having piercing blue eyes and wearing a punitive iron facemask .
Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, on October 31, 1896 (some sources incorrectly state her birth year as 1900 [5] [1] [6]) to African-American mother Louise Anderson (1881–1962).
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.
Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose excellence made them household names and changed their sports forever.
Although “Their Eyes Were Watching God” wasn’t positively received when it was first released, its author, Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), became one of the most successful Black woman ...
The Color Purple: Nominated First African American producer whose film was nominated for Best Picture. 2009: Lee Daniels: Precious: Nominated First African American director whose film was nominated for Best Picture. First time two films with African American producers were nominated for Best Picture in the same year. Broderick Johnson: The ...
American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...