Edwin Moses and HBCU Black Excellence
Lifelong learner Edwin Moses founded his tremendous success on the relationships he forged and the skills he developed at Morehouse College.
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.
His victories, entrepreneurial spirit, and flamboyance in and out of the ring made Sugar Ray Robinson the quintessential modern athlete.
Pittsburgh’s segregated Hill District became a hub of jazz and Black culture. Charles “Teenie” Harris, the renowned photographer and chronicler of Black life, captured it all.
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 success of the integrated production of the 1959 musical King Kong had been highly unlikely, and it symbolized a fleeting burst of hope for a multiracial society in Apartheid South Africa.
Toni Morrison’s Beloved
receives acclaim and suppression in equal measure, proving that unapologetically centering Blackness in literature is still controversial in the United States.
The Legend of Jimi Hendrix was born on June 18th 1967 at the Monterey International Pop Festival.
Before beginning his Hall of Fame baseball career, Jackie Robinson served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, enduring a court martial in pursuit of equal rights for Black soldiers.