Black History
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The World Mourns Death of John Lewis
Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens have opened up, reflecting the tears which continue to fall across the globe as…
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Congressman John Lewis, Last Surviving Speaker from 1963 March on Washington, dies at 80
Georgia Congressman John Lewis, one of the most prolific voices of the civil rights movement, has died following a months…
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Rev. C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 95
The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a staunch civil rights veteran who marched alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday,…
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Trailblazing Black Architect’s Work Archived at USC
The work and materials of trailblazing African American architect Paul Revere Williams, who designed over 3,000 projects, has been jointly…
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Pedro Sierra Recounts Glory Days in Negro Baseball League
Pedro Sierra, 81, left his native Cuba in 1954 — then just 16 — with the opportunity to follow what…
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NASA Headquarters Named After Mary W. Jackson
Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA and one of the subjects of the biographical film…
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‘Ain’t I a Woman?’: Sojourner Truth Proved the Strongest of All
At the 1851 Women's Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of…
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Wilson Jerman, 91, Longtime White House Employee, Dies of Coronavirus
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, a former White House employee who served under 11 presidents, has died from complications of the coronavirus.…
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Suffragist Mary Church Terrell: ‘I Am African American’
When there's any mention of the pivotal role Black women played in the suffrage movement, Mary Church Terrell is often…
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