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Five remarkable facts about Emmet Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, you should know
Mamie Till-Mobley was considered the godmother of the civil rights movement in the mid-1900s. She devoted herself to fighting racial injustice after the gruesome murder of her 14-year-old son in 1955....
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Big Bill Tate, the heavyweight boxer who used the rings to get jobs for 2,600 black workers
Heavyweight champion, Big Bill Tate, was among the many fortunate African Americans who had access to formal education in the 1800s. Though he completed the State’s formal school in Huntsville, Alabama,...
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Attah Ameh Oboni, the Nigerian ruler who refused to shake the hand of the Queen of England because of his throne
The revered traditional ruler, Attah Ameh Oboni, ascended to the throne of Igala land on May 1, 1945. Compared only to Ayegba Om’Idoko, the great ancient ruler of Igala land who fought to secure the...
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How self-taught black artist, Robert S. Duncanson, became the best landscape painter of the West in the mid-1800s
Courage, dexterity, profound cultures, and influential leaders; when it comes to black history, there is a plethora of stories that have inspired and impacted generations. From inventors to intellectuals,...
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Meet George Boyer Vashon, the first black lawyer in New York and graduate of Oberlin College before slavery was abolished
Black educator and abolitionist, George Boyer Vashon, gained recognition in his lifetime as a man of many firsts. Born July 25 1984 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to his mother, Anne Vashon, and his father,...
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Interesting facts about how the son of Frederick Douglass built the first black municipality in Maryland
When Charles Douglass and his wife Laura decided to visit the Bay Ridge Resort on the Chesapeake Bay in 1890 to enjoy the sea breeze, it did not occur to them that the color of their skin could be a reason...