“I saw this painting of this young Black man on the wall,” Ramsey said. “I read his name under the painting.” It was Edward Alexander Bouchet, the first Black Ph.D. in physics, and the ...

participated in the Underground Railroad and was the first Black ordained minister in Ohio. Nickens was born into slavery in Virginia in 1794. After attaining their freedom, his family moved to ...

Like many Black entrepreneurs, Webb experienced challenges raising funding, and steep learning curves when it came to creating and leading his first-ever team. “Every stage of the company ...

PHILADELPHIA — Jason Wingard, the first Black president at Temple University, is resigning after a tumultuous tenure of less than two years and amid a surge of violence that has affected the ...

We and a lot of other NFL fans — and Peter King! — have been saying it: The idea of making late-season Thursday Night Football games flexible is a horrible one, for a variety of reasons ...

Jessica Nabongo made history when she became the first black woman to travel to every country in the world (although that title is in slight contention thanks to fellow adventurer Woni Spotts ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new outdoor exhibit at the Univeristy of Texas at Austin aims to share the stories of the university’s first Black students in the 1950s. The exhibit, called “Precursors ...

According to a recent announcement, retail producer Designer Brands Inc, joined forces with Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC) to launch one of the first Black-owned footwear ...

*(CNN) — After close to a century, Vanderbilt University‘s neurosurgery residency program will have its first Black woman resident. Tamia Potter is the first Black woman to accept a spot in ...

The University of Texas at Austin has developed a new outdoor exhibit highlighting the stories of its first Black students in the 1950s. Landscape of Academic building dome in University of Texas ...