Lyndon Johnson hired Geri Whittington as his secretary because she was the most qualified. She was also the first Black woman ...

Pope Francis, who passed away at 88, was praised by Black Americans for his advocacy for the marginalized and possible election of the first Black pope.

THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, NFL HALL OF FAMER BRIAN DAWKINS SHARES HOW DOCTOR GUION (GUY-ON) BLUFORD MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ... serve as a Team President of an NFL ...

Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, the first elected Black woman judge on the Marion County Superior Court bench, died April 19 at age 77.

When James was born in 1831, Ohio was on the edge of the American frontier and ... became the first black doctor to treat a U.S. president when he arrived at the Baltimore and Potomac train ...

With red theater lights casting a warm glow on more than 300 supporters, SUNY Niagara celebrated the inauguration of Lloyd A. Holmes as its eighth president Thursday. Students, community members, and ...

It seems like we’re headed in the direction where there’s even an attempt to deny that the institution of slavery even existed." ...

Jets defensive tackle Solomon Thomas shares how Sandra Douglass Morgan became the first Black Woman to be president of an ... JR BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN DESIGNER TO WORK AT THE FORD ...

That’s the best word Wanda Tucker can find to describe events during her trip to Angola, Africa as she travels with the President of the United States. On Tuesday at the National Slavery Museum ...