C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson 1907-1996 known as the “Father of Black Aviation”. In 1932 he was the first Black American to complete a round-trip, transcontinental flight between Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, California. He trained The Tuskegee Airmen.
Read more "C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson"Rev. Magora Kennedy born 1938 is a Black lesbian activist.
Read more "Rev. Magora Kennedy"Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators 1941 – 1945.
Read more "Tuskegee Airmen"Carol’s Daughter was founded in 1993 by Lisa Price in Brooklyn, NY and sells hair, skin, and beauty products made from natural ingredients.
Read more "Carol’s Daughter"Jarrett Hill born 1985. Journalist. In 2016 he broke the Melania Trump plagiarism of Michelle Obama Story.
Read more "Jarrett Hill"Valda Prout born 1935 hairdresser and transgender advocate.
Read more "Valda Prout"“The Scottsboro Boys” were nine teenagers and young men ages 13 to 20 who were falsely accused of raping two white women. Their sentences were all overturned or they were granted pardons.
Read more "”The Scottsboro Boys”"Vicki Randle born 1954 is a composer, singer, and musician. She is an out lesbian and the first and only woman in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1992.
Read more "Vicki Randle"Coffee was discovered by 9th century Ethiopian goat herder who discovered goats went crazy when they ate the beans
Read more "Coffee"E. Lynn Harris 1955-2009. Novelist and memoirist. An out gay man with 10 consecutive books on The NY Times bestseller list, he was one of the most successful Black and LGBT authors.
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