Chenelle Covin received the Women of Color STEM Award in Technical Innovation.
Dr. Willie Morrow, a well known San Diego publisher and Black hair care pioneer who invented the Afro Pick, passed away at his home surrounded by...
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday as the newest Supreme Court justice — becoming the first Black woman ever to serve on the high...
Morgan Cato has made history as the first Black woman Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations for an NBA team.
Trudy Haynes, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who became the first Black TV weather reporter in the U.S. and the first Black TV reporter in Philadelphia, has...
Renee Poussaint, an award-winning journalist who anchored for CBS and ABC and later turned into a lecturer, has passed away. She was 77.
Lusia Harris, the first and only woman drafted in the NBA, has died at the age of 66, her alma mater Delta State announced Tuesday.
Paul Mooney, an empowering figure in the comedy world, has died at the age of 79.
The Rev. Gilbert Caldwell, a civil rights icon who was a part of the Selma "Bloody Sunday" march and the March on Washington, has died.
Toni Morrison, a literary legend who encapsulated the essence of black identity, in particular, the black woman experience, has passed away in the Bronx. She was...
