Long before Jackie Robinson, Black jockeys dominated and changed horse racing
In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...
The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts
A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S ...
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Maryland Horse Library and Education Center hosts Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
Discover the legacy of Black horsemen and horsewomen in the traveling exhibit 'Heart of the Turf' at the Maryland Horse ...
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15+ Women’s History Month Celebration Ideas in Raleigh for 2025
As a mother of two daughters, and someone who has worked hard to push against male defined ceilings to create a thriving life ...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025 nominees: Heavy on the rock, but light on women, R&B, and artists of color
The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 have been announced, and it’s certainly an interesting and ...
Wife of TV auctioneer Charles Hanson was ‘paralysed with fear during violence’
The 46-year-old Bargain Hunt and Flog It! star is on trial after being accused by his wife of 10 years of violence.
How the Oscar-nominated ‘Nosferatu’ makeup and hair team, costume designer created Count Orlok and his doomed love
How the Oscar-nominated ‘Nosferatu’ makeup and hair team, costume designer created Count Orlok and his doomed love. Linda ...
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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...