They broke barriers, and made it possible for Black people to have many of ... She collaborated with leaders and African American history makers like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

No aviation schools in America would teach Bessie Coleman how to fly in the 1920s. So, she sailed to France and became the ...

On a memorial getting ready to stand outside an old schoolhouse built for Black children, Lonnie Davis is helping etch the ...

Celebrate Black History Month with Smithsonian events, resources, exhibitions, and podcasts. The 2025 theme is "African Americans and Labor" with a focus on the various and profound ways that work of ...

The Army story cannot be told without reflecting on the historical achievements made by Black ... 200 years, African Americans have participated in every conflict in United States history.

Elmo Brady (1884-1966) was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the U.S. After receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1916, Brady ...

African-Americans have fought for the United States throughout its history, defending and serving ... Still, worthy contributions were made to America's war effort and one outstanding example ...

This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.

Americans with European heritage have long been able to pinpoint their ancestry through DNA testing, but it's only in recent years that those with African heritage have been able to trace their ...

HBCUs are cherished among black Americans as a ... is making history again as the coach for the Fisk University gymnastics team One of the next calls made was to Corrine Tarver, the first black ...