With this timeline, we hope to highlight significant occasions and figures that helped shape the history of African Americans during this critical time. These...

“Watch Night” -History, Tradition, and Facts

December 31, 2020

How Slaves Spent Christmas?

December 17, 2020

The First Celebrity Chef in America was enslaved! Chef Hercules

September 12, 2019

Valerie Thomas: The Inventor of the illusion transmitter 3D Movies

March 24, 2023

Timelines

Resources

Black History Timeline: 1619-1696

Resources

Black History Timeline: 1700-1794

Resources

Black History Timeline: 1800-1896

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 History

12 Facts about George Crum

tellersuntold - April 3, 2022

Before discussing 12 facts about George Crum or George "Speck," let us look at common legends about how some believe potato chips originated. Who...

Granville T. Woods, known as the “Black Edison”

March 2, 2021

Young Inventor Bishop Curry Raises almost $50,000 to Help Develop a Device to Stop Hot-Car Deaths.

May 14, 2020

Buy on Amazon

- Advertisement -

African-American Firsts

The First Black-American To Earn A Bachelor’s Degree From An American College

Black Firsts tellersuntold - January 14, 2020

Alexander Lucius Twilight was the first Black-American known to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American college or university. He was also the...

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...

Willa Brown: The First Black American Woman to Earn Both a Pilot’s License and a Commercial License

Black Firsts tellersuntold - April 4, 2023

Introduction Years after relocating to Chicago, I learned about Bessie Coleman, the first black woman to obtain a pilot's license in the United States in...

The First Celebrity Chef in America was enslaved! Chef Hercules

Black Firsts tellersuntold - September 12, 2019

My husband and I are "foodies." We love to try various cuisines, from hidden mama and papa dives to food trucks and even fine...

Ruth Carter – The First Black Woman to Win Two Oscars for Costume Design

Black Firsts tellersuntold - March 13, 2023

In the world of costume design, Ruth Carter is a trailblazer. She has impacted the film industry as the first black woman to win...

Jesse Owens: the Buckeye Bullet!