Gladys Knight is giving thousands of dollars to save an abandoned North Carolina school where her mother was once employed. TMZ reports, Gladys and her husband Billy McDowell have given $85,000 for the segregation-era school in Canton, North Carolina and are raising funds to turn it into a public recreation center. The couple are helping to […]
Elijah J. McCoy, born May 2, 1844, was a Black Canadian–American inventor and engineer. McCoy was born to George and Mildred McCoy who had escaped from Kentucky to Canada via the Underground Railroad. In 1847, the family returned to the U.S., settling in Ypsilanti, Michigan. At age 15, McCoy traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland for an […]
Author Alex Haley (pictured), best known for his works “Roots” and “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” is one of the most-celebrated African-American authors of all…
Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of…
For iPhone users: 02/10/14- Unfortunately, the children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are embroiled in a battle over the ownership of his 1964 Nobel…
Black people have been fabulous for a long time and author/writer/social media maven Nichelle Gainer knew it. That’s why she created the Tumblr site Vintage…
Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of…
In 1986 Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. She also became the first black female billionaire in the United States in 2003. In 2011 after 25 seasons she stepped down from her talk show and lauched her network OWN. Go O!
Sunday there’s a TV special marking the 50th anniversary of the British invasion when the Beatles went on the Ed Sullivan show in February 1964. Did you know one year later a man name Berry Gordy with a little record label Tamela/Motown out of Detroit sent his revue to England. In 1965, UK singer Dusty […]
‘Scandal’ star and expectant mom Kerry Washington is definitely one to watch when it comes to beauty. Our head gladiator knows how to work everything…
