Introduction In the annals of American history, there are countless unsung heroes whose contributions have shaped the nation’s cultural and spiritual fabric. One such figure...

12 Facts About Clarice Phelps, First Black Woman to Help Discover a New Element

March 28, 2023

Amanda Gorman made History as the Youngest Known Inaugural Poet

April 29, 2021

25 Interesting and Unknown Facts about Hattie McDaniel

March 2, 2025

International Women’s Day: 15 Remarkable Black Women in History

March 8, 2023

Timelines

Resources

Black History Timeline: 1619-1696 – The Dawn of Slavery and Resistance in Colonial America

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Black History Timeline: 1700-1794

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Black History Timeline: 1800-1896

Black Women in History: A Comprehensive Timeline 1711-2022

Black History

Entrepreneurs

Black Firsts

Jerry Lawson: The man who Pioneered the Video Game Cartridge.

tellersuntold - April 5, 2019

(December 1, 1940- April 9, 2011) Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson) Before Xbox, PlayStation, or even Atari, you had to buy a...

Self-made Millionaire at the age of 15

April 5, 2019

Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.

April 7, 2019

Inventors

Black Firsts

Dr. Percy Lavon Julian, the Chemist Who Defied Boundaries and Changed Medicine

tellersuntold - February 17, 2025

Introduction Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans who have shaped our world. While figures like Martin Luther King...

Celebrating Black History: The Legacy of James Edward Maceo West and His Revolutionary Electret Microphone

February 6, 2025

Marie Van Brittan Brown: The Trailblazing Inventor Behind the First Home Security System

October 24, 2024

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African-American Firsts

Haben Girma – The Inspiring Story of the First Deaf-Blind Woman to Graduate from Harvard Law School

Black Firsts tellersuntold - March 2, 2023

A Black, Deaf-Blind woman who graduated from Harvard Law School created history. Haben Girma, a lawyer, activist, and public speaker born and raised in...

“Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Legacy of Harold Washington, Chicago’s First Black Mayor”

Black Firsts tellersuntold - February 28, 2023

It's election season in Chicago, and every candidate for Mayor is black, but one. This was the complete opposite in 1983, when Harold Washington,...

Harry Hoosier: The Forgotten Orator Who Inspired a Nation

Black Firsts tellersuntold - February 3, 2025

Introduction In the annals of American history, there are countless unsung heroes whose contributions have shaped the nation’s cultural and spiritual fabric. One such figure...

Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.

Black Firsts tellersuntold - April 7, 2019

Who is Wally Amos? In 1967, he left the famous William Morris Agency in New York to move to Los Angeles to start his management...

Matthew Alexander Henson: One of the First to Reach the North Pole

Black Firsts Nonso Nwagbo - May 6, 2021

Matthew Alexander Henson was born on August 8, 1866, in Charles County, Maryland, U.S. He was an African American explorer. "My thoughts were on the...

Jesse Owens: the Buckeye Bullet!