106-year-old Virginia McLaurin danced with joy meeting President Obama and First Lady at the White House, saying she never thought she'd live to see this...
Music legend Quincy Jones composed the iconic theme song for the groundbreaking African-American sitcom Sanford and Son. Jones has 79 Grammy nominations and 27 wins....
The National Negro Baseball League was established February 13, 1920, led by Rube Foster. It became the first stable African-American baseball circuit....
Learn about Zora Neale Hurston, the renowned folklorist and author who studied under Franz Boaz and wrote the classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God....
Jean Williams, the first African American to join Billboard Magazine's editorial staff worldwide, has passed away. She broke barriers as a journalist and talent editor...
Samuel F. Yette, groundbreaking black journalist and author of 'The Choice: The Issue of Black Survival in America,' died at 81. He was Newsweek's first...