He became the first African American elected as a state governor in 1990 and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1991. Wilder served one term — state law at the time ...
On this day in 1995, Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. made history, stepping into the vastness of space and becoming the first African ...
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has named the theme for this Black History Month.
Estevan Park in Tucson is named after the first African American explorer of the southwestern United States, and some call him one of the greatest explorers of all time.