Claressa Shields has become the first boxer, man or woman, to win an undisputed championship in two weight classes.
Maia Chaka will make history when the new National Football League season starts this year.
Mary Wilson, a founding member of "The Supremes", has died at the age of 76 her publicist said in a statement.
Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney, who led Temple University to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.
MLB Legend Hank Aaron, who endured racist death threats while breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record, has died.
An HBCU graduate has made history becoming the first woman and first African-American designated as the U.S. Capitol Police Acting Chief.
T'wina Nobles, the president and CEO of the Tacoma Urban League, was sworn in as a Washington state senator on Jan. 8, 2021
Theodore Lumpkin Jr, one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, has died a few days shy of his 101st birthday.
Amiri Baraka, one of the most prominent voices in the Black Arts and Civil Rights movement, died Jan 9, 2014.
Red Sox are hiring Bianca Smith as a minor league coach, making her the first black woman to coach baseball at the professional level.
