blackhistory

The Underground Railroad for many of us symbolizes the journey African slaves went on in the name of freedom. But, contrary to popul...

As the United States began to expand, the demand for cotton led to an increase of slave trades in the country. Eager to capitalize,...

In the early 1500s, the transatlantic slave trade commenced. Europeans invaded west and central Africa, capturing free people, ensla...

In 1973, DJ Kool Herc set up his turntables and introduced a technique at a South Bronx house party that would change music as many...

During the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a first-term senator named Barack Obama from Illinois delivered a speech that exuded...

Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica and experienced the impacts of colonization at the hands of the British. As a result, he developed...

In 1915, D.W. Griffith, released a film that would go down as one of the most disturbing representations of black Americans ever, Th...

In the early 1500s, a West African man named Juan Garrido joined the ranks of Spanish explorers who ventured out in hopes of discove...

During a time when the game of baseball lacked diversity, America’s beloved sport was on the brink of a major change when black spor...

Taking cues from American Bandstand, Soul Train became a black cultural phenomena. Created and hosted by Don Cornelius, a Chicago ra...