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Where are they now: Cameron Ray, the African-American teen who made history in 2019 graduating from college a year before finishing high school
Cameron Ray was a junior at Warrensville Heights High School in Ohio when he made history by becoming the youngest student from his district to graduate from Cuyahoga Community College. At just 17 years...
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In the 80’s, J. Bruce Llewellyn built the largest black-owned retail chain in the US with 29 stores. In the 90’s, he led the acquisition of NYT cable for $420M.
On January 9th 1989, Time, Inc. made the decision to sell NYT Cable for $420 million to a minority investment group led by J. Bruce Llewellyn, one of the nation’s leading African American business...
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Michael Jackson: the highs and lows that shaped his legacy
Michael Jackson was a global superstar and a cultural icon. Known as the “King of Pop,” Jackson’s career spanned over four decades and he became one of the most successful and influential...
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Blanche Bruce, the first African-American elected to a full term in the US Senate in 1874
Blanche Bruce was a remarkable man who rose from slavery to become the first Black person elected to a full term in the United States Senate. Born in 1841 on the Perkinson family plantation in Farmville,...
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10 fascinating facts about Alessandro de’ Medici, the Black prince of Florence and Europe’s first Black head of state
Alessandro de’ Medici was a complex and influential figure in European history who challenged traditional notions of power and identity. As the first Black head of state in Europe, his story is one...
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After gaining their freedom, 86 African Americans departed New York for Sierra Leone on this day in 1820. Here is why.
January 6th, 2023 marks exactly 203 years since the first organized immigration of freed enslaved people departed from New York Harbor on a journey to Sierra Leone, a place that established itself as a...
