Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, known as Sissieretta Jones, was an African-American soprano. She sometimes was called "The Black Patti" in reference to Italian opera singer Adelina...
According to NJ.com, the Newark, NJ native will be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame this June. The emcee-turned-actress will join Bruce Willis, Martha...
Spike Lee’s classic film, Malcolm X, was chosen by the Library of Congress as one of the 25 films that will be preserved in its National...
Grammy-winning singer Albertina Walker, who was known as the "Queen of Gospel," has died at age 81.
Lonnie Johnson, an inventor who has worked for NASA and created the Supersoaker, has started working in Atlanta to find alternative sources of energy.
Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio.
Thousands attended Dr. Dorothy Height's funeral to remember the civil rights legend and National Council of Negro Women leader.
Dorothy Height, a longtime president of National Council of Negro Women, and an instrumental voice during the civil rights era has died.
