Famous black people

Is Mrs. Obama really the first black First Lady? Which US bill features a black man? You'll be surprised at the historical figures you didn't know were black.

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Huey P. Newton: Co-founder of the Black Panther Party

We take a look at prominent civil rights leaders—female and male alike—who made it their priority to fight for the freedom of Black Americans.

President Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First

Lena Horne, Diana Ross, Eartha Kitt, Dorothy Dandridge - oh my! In case you're in need of some style inspiration, click through for vintage photos of famous Black women serving serious style. #ThrowbackThursday

You might spot Tom Cruise raving about energy spirits outside of Spago, but you'll never catch some beloved performer straight up worshiping the devil. Right? (Hint: Wrong.)

WITH an illustrious film career, Whoopi Goldberg’s face has adorned many a billboard. But even after all these years of looking at the star’s expressive visage, many of us have probably…

In honor of International Women's Day, TIME looks at some unlikely revolutionaries, from Joan of Arc and Harriet Tubman to Russian punk-rockers.

Over the course of Chaka Khan's storied career—from her funkdafied days with Rufus and Chaka Khan to her solo career as a pop/soul legend—she's gone through many professional changes, but one thing has remained the same: Her gloriously bountiful shock of wild woman hair! Here, we take a look back at Chaka's most iconic mane moments since her earliest days an aspiring funk songstress.

Remember iPad art? Like those New Yorker covers that look, well, basically just okay? Or the hobby that David Hockney had for like ten seconds? Well

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Most people have heard about famous inventions like the light bulb, the cotton gin and the iPhone. But there are countless other, often overlooked inventions that make our daily lives easier. Here is a list of 5 Black Male Inventors Who Changed The World Frederick McKinley Jones - Roof-mounted refrigeration for vehicle ( 1940) Meredith Charles Gourdine - Electradyne spray gun Garrett Morgan (1877 – 1963) – Gas mask and traffic signal James Parsons Jr. (1900 -1989) – Iron alloy CLICK PIN TO…

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When Malcolm X was in prison he heard the message of Elijah Muhammad. He wanted to know if it was true, so he went to the prison library and started seriously reading - particularly history and philosophy. He often read deep into the night, sitting on the floor so he could read by the faint…

A list of Black celebrities who died from the years of 2010 to 2020.