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Ledger Smith roller skated 700 miles from Chicago to Washington, D.C. in August 1963 to join the March on Washington. His journey, supported by the NAACP, drew national media attention and was an act of resistance against segregation and racism.
Assata Shakur is a lasting symbol of resistance, political commitment, and global struggles for liberation.
Lifelong learner Edwin Moses founded his tremendous success on the relationships he forged and the skills he developed at Morehouse College.
The story of Black women and track and field through the lens of one of the early greats, Wilma Rudolph.
Once enslaved and later the first Black American to graduate from West Point, Henry Ossian Flipper is America’s overlooked, trailblazing antihero.
His victories, entrepreneurial spirit, and flamboyance in and out of the ring made Sugar Ray Robinson the quintessential modern athlete.
The influence of writer and musician Gil Scott-Heron is widely felt. However, assessing his legacy involves figuring out just what kind of artist he was.
Writer and director Oscar Micheaux was a creative entrepreneur and one of the most important figures in African American cinema during the early twentieth century.
The Legend of Jimi Hendrix was born on June 18th 1967 at the Monterey International Pop Festival.
From Phillis Wheatley Peters to Ida B. Wells-Barnett, leading Black women activists defined their public images through their portraits to advance their ideas.