Alex Haley is the author of Roots, a best selling novel which was adapted into a hugely popular TV mini-series in 1977. It tells the story of a...

Retired Navy SEAL David Goggins sits down with All Hands Magazine for an interview about his time in service - from his days as an Air Force TACP,...

2008 documentary produced by UCF students about Jesse L. Brown, the first African American fighter pilot. The film is now part of the Library of...

Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space.

The story of Ronald McNair, space shuttle astronaut and one of the seven crew members who were killed on board the Challenger on January 28, 1986....

On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist...

Ed Dwight joined the U.S. Air Force and became a test pilot. While serving, he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Arizona State...

A video tribute to Penn State Distinguished Alumnus and pioneering astronaut Guion S. "Guy" Bluford shown at The Pennsylvania Society's 113th...

Black pioneers extend across professions and around the globe - and in Frederick Gregory's case, beyond Earth's atmosphere. The D.C. native’s...

Alvin Ailey posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2014.

Founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

On April 12, 1964, one month after splitting with the NOI, Malcolm X gave his "Ballot or the Bullet" speech at King Solomon Baptist Church in...