Hosted on MSN

29 remarkable African American heroes you might not have known about

In 1969, Black educators and students at Kent State University proposed the month of February to be celebrated as Black History Month. The first ever celebration took place at Kent State University a ...
Yahoo

Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three decades after his death, the “father of Afrobeat” Fela Kuti has made history by becoming the first African to get a Lifetime ...
NBC Montana

Montana Tech’s first African Students Day Celebration to highlight culture, community

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University's African Students Association is inviting the community to its first ever African Students Day Celebration. There are 21 African students at Montana ...
WFAE

NC native was first African American woman to ride a motorcycle solo cross country

Her name may not be well known, but Bessie Stringfield’s prowess and bravado on a motorcycle are legendary. Stringfield taught herself to ride a motorcycle as a teen. She went on to become the first ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

First African-American woman to go to space gives keynote on UAFS campus

FORT SMITH -- The first African-American woman to go to outer space, Mae Jemison, said she ventured beyond the earth because she wanted to. Jemison visited the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith ...

Louisiana’s first Black church faces liens as pastor races to save New Orleans landmark

A historic New Orleans church with roots dating to slavery is facing thousands in city fines and liens as members and clergy ...
WREG

MPD’s first African American woman motor officer retires after nearly 40 years

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This Black History Month, WREG honors a woman who didn’t just wear the badge; she changed what leadership looks like. After nearly 40 years with the Memphis Police Department, ...