February 12, 2023African American film director Tressie Souders is recognized as the first known black woman to direct a feature film. Click…
February 10, 2023Henrietta Smith Bowers Duterte was the first Black and the first female mortician in the United States. Click the link…
February 7, 2023Colin Kaepernick's, "Know Your Rights Camp" organization launched the "Autopsy Initiative" in 2022 to provide free second autopsies to families…
February 6, 2023Alexander Miles invented the automatic elevator door; greatly improving the safety of the elevator. Click the link to learn more…
February 5, 2023Winifred Mason Chenet was a trailblazing jewelry designer; widely recognized as the first black commercial jewelry designer in the U.S..…
February 3, 2023Mae Mallory founded the "Harlem Nine" in 1956. This group of Black mothers sued the New York City Board of…
February 2, 2023In 1889, black inventor William H. Richardson patented a new and improved reversible “child carriage” (stroller). His innovation was a…
February 1, 2023Tope Awotona is the billionaire founder and CEO of Calendly. Click the link to learn more.
February 14, 2020Dr. Samuel Cartwright hypothesized that enslaved Black people who wanted to be free were "ill" with a disease he identified…
Celebrating 10 Years Of Black History: Special Delivery!
