Tag: Black History
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military pilots and support personnel in the U.S. Army Air Corps (the precursor to the U.S. Air Force) during World War II. They were part of an experimental program to train Black aviators at Tuskegee A...
Paradise Lost (Shell Island Beach Resort)
The Shell Island Beach Resort in North Carolina burned down in 1926 after a series of mysterious fires. The resort was the first for Black people in the United States, and was a popular destination for African Americans in the 1920s.
The Black Foods That Shaped Thanksgiving
Discover the fascinating history and evolution of Thanksgiving dinner traditions in Black households. Have you ever wondered what makes Thanksgiving foods so special and culturally significant for African Americans or why the enslaved celebrated Thanksgiv...
One Mic History Volume 3
Each episode centers around little known events or persons from Black history. Selected for their effect on African Americans and American Culture.
One Mic History Volume 2
Each episode centers around little known events or persons from Black history. Selected for their effect on African Americans and American Culture.
Alabama Sculpture Park Evokes History of Slavery
In Montgomery, Alabama, a long-neglected plot of land, wedged between a maze of train tracks and the river, has been transformed into the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.
Celebrating Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Meta Warrick Fuller was a black female artist who specialized in sculpture. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1877, her career peaked during America’s Gilded Age, a time when more women were trained as artists than ever before. She attended the Pennsy...
"Black National Anthem"
Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900.
How “In Living Color” Created the Super Bowl Halftime Show As We Know It Today
In 1991, during one of FOX's regular staff meetings, FOX president Jamie Kellner started talking about the Super Bowl, Kellner believed his network could capitalize on the Super Bowl even though CBS had the rights to air the game.
One Mic History
Each episode centers around little known events or persons from Black history. Selected for their effect on African Americans and American Culture.
Bessie Stringfield
An American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
