Overcoming poverty and racism, Julia Carson served nearly two decades in the Indiana legislature and in an Indianapolis administrative office before winning election to the U.S. House in 1996. As the first African American and woman to represent the Indiana state capital, she focused on issues that affected working–class Americans, as she championed children’s issues, women’s […]
May 2018 will be a historic month for Jeanette Epps as she will become the first African American female Astronaut to work as a crew member on the International Space Station and call it home for six months.  Epps will be the fourteenth African-American in space and the the fourth African-American women in space.  The first […]
In celebration of Black History Month, DJ Mr. King and Cece will be dropping some rare, non-traditional Black History gems over the month of February. In today’s find, we celebrate Usain Bolt. In 2008, the Jamaican sprinter became the first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games. Bolt is the only […]
We celebrate Black History everday but in the month of February we are showcasing Black History RE:DEFINED. We will celebrate and highlight past leaders and those present day change agents that are creating their own history through dynamic video content. From activist, political leaders and innovative educators Black HistoryRE:DEFINED will give you a look at […]
Here’s some key events that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts 1. 1997 – First 24-Hour Black Movie Channel BET Holdings and Encore Media Corp. launch BET Movie/Starz the first 24 hour Black Movie channel. 2. 1997 – Black Facts Online Goes Live! Black Facts Online, the premiere spot for […]
Eleven years before Rosa Park took her famous seat on that Birmingham bus, Irene Morgan Kirkaldy refused to move, sparking a landmark supreme court case. One summer morning in 1944 Irene Morgan boarded a Greyhound bus in Gloucester, Va, where she took her seat in the ‘colored’ section and settled in for her four-hour trip to Baltimore, Md. A short […]
It was the mecca for African American business activity. Imagine a thriving four-block business district bursting with restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and more –
Known around the country for its prestigious School of Law, North Carolina Central University continues to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. Chartered in 1909 as a private institution, NCCU is now one of the most significant public historically black universities in the nation. Dr. Debra Saunders-White became the first permanent female chancellor in June 2013. […]
