Jean Baptiste DuSable, also known as Jean Baptiste Point DuSable (Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable), was a black pioneer trader and...

John Woodruff: The Unsung Hero of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

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Bayard Rustin: The Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement and LGBTQ+ Trailblazer

June 27, 2023

Honoring Black Pioneers: Revolutionizing Health and Medicine

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100th Year Anniversary of the Ocoee Massacre: Their Right to Vote!

October 28, 2020

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

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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

Alice Ball: The Unsung Hero Who Revolutionized Leprosy Treatment

Black Firsts tellersuntold - February 19, 2025

In the annals of medical history, few stories are as compelling and unjustly overlooked as that of Alice Ball. A brilliant Black chemist whose...

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

Black Firsts tellersuntold - March 28, 2023

"I often find myself the only black woman or the only woman in a room all the time. I mean, all the time,” she...

Tressie Souders: 25 Facts About The First Black Female to Direct a Feature Film

Black Firsts tellersuntold - October 20, 2023

Introduction The significance of Tressie Souders in black history is hard to understate. She diligently navigated the landscape of a predominantly white and male-centric Hollywood,...

Phillis Wheatley: 25 fascinating facts

Black Firsts tellersuntold - March 16, 2025

Phillis Wheatley, a name that should be etched in the annals of American history, remains largely unknown to many. Yet, her story is one...

The first black-American is known to have earned a bachelor’s degree

Podcast Notes tellersuntold - January 14, 2020

EPISODE 31 Podcast Notes Introduction to Alexander Twilight His parents father, Ichabod was black or mulatto His mother, Mary's race, is not certain His education He completed not only the secondary...

Jesse Owens: the Buckeye Bullet!