NASA Astronaut Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez

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

The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser...

In 1947, he made history when his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended racial segregation in Major League Baseball.You are free to download and...

The 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, was the first African...

Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name Jay Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially...

This exclusive documentary explored the last 24 hours in the life of Jimi Hendrix and explores the rumours and fabrications that surrounded his...

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American/Canadian middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder and...

Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison...

Presented entirely through speeches, newscasts, and rarely seen archival footage, The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X tells the story of the man who, by any...

Fred Hampton was the leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. This film depicts his brutal murder by the Chicago police and its...

Huey P. Newton’s life and time as a person, a citizen and an activist.You are free to download and share our list of learning activities....

He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to...

Bayard Rustin and James Baldwin In celebration of Black History Month in Washington DC, Bayard Rustin and James Baldwin: Freedom Fighters &...

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