Jay Z may be known for his music, but lately he has inked more business deals than song lyrics. The rapper is launching a venture capital fund with Jay…
Well This is Interesting…The question was asked whether you prefer to be called Black or African American? The answers might surprise you… Featured Video: Black or African American? was…
The Mercedes Benz Biome concept uses soybean composites, and biodegradable materials pioneered by George Washington Carver over 85 years ago. George Washington Carver, and billionaire automaker Henry Ford were…
It is very difficult for many African Americans to trace their ancestry during slavery. The federal census did not record negroes by their first and last names until 1870.Prior…
In an apparent attempt at redemption, Kanye West has deleted all of his pro-Trump tweets, renouncing his support of the president. TMZ reports that the West is “super unhappy with…
Soooo, ummm . . . President Trump just described Frederick Douglass at a Black History Month Event as follows: “Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing…
“All the world is waiting for a substitute for gasoline,” Ford said in 1916 “The day is not far distant when, for every one of those barrels of gasoline, a…
NAME: George Washington Carver OCCUPATION: Inventor, Chemist BIRTH DATE: c. January 1864 DEATH DATE: January 05, 1943 EDUCATION: Minneapolis High School, Simpson College, Iowa State Agricultural College PLACE OF BIRTH: Diamond Grove, Missouri PLACE OF DEATH: Tuskegee, Alabama …
NAME: Sojourner Truth OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Women’s Rights Activist BIRTH DATE: c. 1797 DEATH DATE: November 26, 1883 PLACE OF BIRTH: Swartekill, Ulster County,New York PLACE OF DEATH: Battle Creek, Michigan ORIGINALLY: Isabella Baumfree NICKNAME: “Belle” AKA: Sojourner Truth…
Billie Holliday Sings ” Strange Fruit ” A Song Released in 1939 in Protest of the Tens of Thousands of Lynchings of Blacks in the South. Holiday who was one…
