Black History

Bill Pickett was a famous rodeo star who delighted fans and was said to have invented the rodeo technique of bulldogging. Pickett enjoyed success and…

Inventor Jan Matzeliger (pictured) placed his name in the history books by inventing and patenting the shoe lasting machine in the late 1800s. Matzeliger filed…

Black History Month may be over, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop celebrating and being proud of our heritage. Take it from the…

Benjamin Banneker, the largely self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and author, has remained as one of Black History’s most-discussed figures. On this day in 1791, it was…

Headkrack always gets it in with is Rap of the Week on “Dish Nation,” but he outdid himself with this awesome Black History song called…

I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the country about how fed-up they…

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…

We’ll take obvious racism for $600, Alex. On a college championship edition of Jeopardy, three White college students—Laurie Beckoff, a sophomore at the University of…

Hip-Hop pioneer MC Lyte understands the responsibility of being a legend. She kicked open the door for women in Hip-Hop when the genre was still…

Skip to 15:58 mark Last night on “Jeopardy” (College Edition), one of the categories was “African-American History” and none of the three students picked said…

I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the country about how fed-up they…

  Former pro-football player Warrick Dunn (pictured far right) brought excitement to the NFL as a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the…