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Vocalist Frankie Lymon (1942-1968) became the first black American teen heartthrob. He also inspired a number of younger musicians, including Michael Jackson. Born in Harlem, he became a singer of d

The first known black regular lecturer in the antislavery cause and the first major black abolitionist was Charles Lenox Redmond (1810-73). His fame soared, following a triumphant tour of England. H

In 1968 Gordon A. Parks Sr. (1912-?) produced The Learning Tree, and he helped to break down racial barriers in Hollywood when he became the first black to produce, direct, and score a film for a majo

In 1954 Norma Merrick Sklarek (1928-?) became the first black woman registered architect in New York State. In 1962 she became the first black woman licensed in California. She was also the first bl

Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) performed the world’s first successful heart operation on July 9, 1893. The open-heart surgery was executed at Provident Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, a hospital tha

Charlotta Bass (1880-1969) is thought to be the first woman to own and publish a newspaper in this country. She bought the California Owl in 1912 and ran it for some forty years. Bass was the Progre

Ralph Waldo Ellison (1914-1994) was the first black to win the National Book Award for his novel, Invisible Man. Written in 1952, the book deals with a black man’s “place” in a white man’s world. Bo

Jack Johnson (1878-1946) knocked out Tommy Burns on December 26 in Sydney, Australia, in the fourteenth round to become the first black heavyweight boxing champion. He lost only five of

The Brandford Modeling Agency, founded by Edward Brandford (1908-?) was the first licensed black modeling agency in the country. Their models were known as “Brandford Lovelies.” Brandford was born i

In 1921 the Pace Phonograph Company, which used the Black Swan label, was the first record company owned and operated by a black. It was established in January 1921 by Henry Pace (1897-1943), who had

In 1890 Ida Gray Nelson Rollins (1867-1953) became the first black woman to earn a doctor of dental surgery degree in the United States. She graduated from the University of Michigan in June. Nelson

Cheyney State College sometimes referred to as the oldest black college in the United States, had its beginning in 1832. Richard Humphreys, a Philadelphia Quaker, willed $10,000 to a board of trustee

By Dom Apollon: “In the United States, people who work hard generally succeed in life.” You could argue that those 12 simple words sum up the theory of American life since the nation’s founding,

In 1903 Maggie Lena Walker (1865-1934) became the first black woman president on July 28, when she founded the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia. The bank began as an insurance so

By Jack Momeyer: --AKOO CLOTHING DESIGNS CUSTOM SUIT FOR HOSEA CHANCHEZ OF THE GAME FOR BET AWARDS RED CARPET AND STAGE-- AKOO Clothing has joined with The Game’s Hosea Chanchez for the 11th Ann

-Manufacturing Skills Program Sets Goal of Credentialing 500,000 Community College Students- Today President Barack Obama announced support for the goal to credential a half million community coll

By Joye Griffin Mary Williams: UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today announced that the nation's largest scholarship program, the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program, has awarded good-through-

By Charlene Mikaelian: Dante Lee, the 29 year old Internet media mogul who is the founder of Diversity City Media and the co-founder of Lee Moss Media, has officially launched his first overseas business venture. Lee has opened an office in downtown Manila, Philippines - the country's capital -

Party with people from NY, ATL, NC, SC, LA, FL, OH, IL, TN, KS, MI, TX, CA, NJ, CT, KY, IN, VA, and other countries as we invade Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic for year number 4! As we say eve

Hey HBCUConnect members!!! I'm here to help connect you to your future internship and/or career opportunity that's out there waiting for you. Here's a list of employers who want to hear from you and hire you! >Comcast--IT, Telecommunications, Sales, Marketing >PPG Industries--Engineering,

U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson along with Presidential appointee Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Director of the U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency, will host a presser and Superfund site tour in Davis