Tag: Black History

February 19, 2024

Vernice Armour is the first Black Female combat pilot in the U.S. In 2003 she flew two combat tours in…

February 18, 2024

Harriet Scott, along with her husband Dred Scott, challenged the courts to gain their freedom in 1846. Harriet Scott filed…

February 17, 2024

Wysinger v. Crookshank is the first case in California that ruled against school segregation. More than 60 years later, the…

February 16, 2024

Black History and the NFL are inseparable. Take the Black Mail NFL Trivia Quiz and test your knowledge! No using…

February 15, 2024

Known as “The Father of Ice Cream,” Augustus Jackson developed an innovative method and recipe for making ice cream. While…

February 14, 2024

The story of James Roberts describes his experience of fighting in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.…

February 13, 2024

Paul "Tank" Younger was a trailblazer in the NFL. The first HBCU grad to play in the NFL, he was…

February 12, 2024

Katherine "Kittie" Knox was a pioneer in the field of cycling, defying societal norms. Despite the racial and gender bias…

February 11, 2024

Pioneering pediatrician Dr. Natalia Tanner-Cain was the first board-certified pediatrician in Detroit, MI. She was also the first Black physician…

February 10, 2024

In 1953, Martha White ,took a stand by refusing to give up her seat on a Baton Rouge city bus.…