Toni Morrison is a Nobel Prize- and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid...

Oprah Winfrey was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first multi-billionaire black person, best known for...

Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 to October 24, 2005) refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus,...

On November 8, 2014, President Obama delivered remarks on the nomination of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the next Attorney General of the...

She is perhaps best known for being the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1954...

NMAfA Director Johnnetta Betsch Cole in conversation with Maya Angelou. The conversation took place at the National Museum of American Indian on...

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison speaks about her life and her work. The evening includes readings from Ms. Morrison's most...

In a 1997 interview with CNN's Larry King, Tina Turner talks about her life in music and reveals why she no longer lives in the United States.You...

Documentary on black American singer/dancer Josephine Baker (1906-1974), who emigrated to France where she was a major artist from 1927 until her...

The 1st Black SuperstarYou are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources Activity Downloads

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The first African-American female Secretary of State.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities. African American Resources ...