Before Jazz Had a Name: The Legacy of Buddy Bolden
Before Jazz Had a Name: The Legacy of Buddy Bolden
The Sound Before the Sound Had a Name Buddy Bolden and the beginnings of a new American music There is no recording of Buddy Bolden. Not one. For a man... Read more...
Before Black Children Were Welcomed Into America's Most Powerful Rooms, She Built Rooms of Her Own.
Before Black Children Were Welcomed Into America's Most Powerful Rooms, She Built Rooms of Her Own.
Today, the name carries a certain mythology. Jack and Jill. For some, it's associated with scholarships, leadership conferences, and generations of Black excellence. For others, it feels almost mysterious —... Read more...
She Didn't Just Open a Bank. She Built Opportunity.
She Didn't Just Open a Bank. She Built Opportunity.
Long before the Civil Rights Movement reshaped the American landscape, long before women gained the right to vote nationwide, and during a time when segregation denied Black Americans equal access... Read more...
He Changed the World. The World Forgot His Name.
He Changed the World. The World Forgot His Name.
Somewhere between Richmond, Virginia and New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lewis Temple became a free man. We don't know exactly how. The historical record doesn't tell us. Whether he was granted his... Read more...
The Day Freedom Finally Arrived: The Real Story of Juneteenth
The Day Freedom Finally Arrived: The Real Story of Juneteenth
The Culture. The History. The Legacy. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863. Read that again. January 1, 1863. So why are we celebrating freedom on June 19th?... Read more...
Built to Move the World Forward: The Story of Charles Richard Patterson
Built to Move the World Forward: The Story of Charles Richard Patterson
Before there was a Black Wall Street, before there was a Silicon Valley, there was a man in Greenfield, Ohio who looked at an industry dominated by exclusion and decided... Read more...
She Invented That — The Black Woman Who Saved Lives and Never Got the Credit
She Invented That — The Black Woman Who Saved Lives and Never Got the Credit
A 23-year-old Black graduate student walks into a chemistry lab at the College of Hawaii in 1915 — the same year she became the first woman and first African American... Read more...
He Built a Robot at 13: How Lonnie Johnson's Childhood Curiosity Changed Playtime Forever
He Built a Robot at 13: How Lonnie Johnson's Childhood Curiosity Changed Playtime Forever
Every summer, kids everywhere pick up a Super Soaker and drench their friends without a second thought. But behind that iconic toy is a story most people don't know —... Read more...
Welcome to The Printing Press — Where History Comes Alive
Welcome to The Printing Press — Where History Comes Alive
The Printing Press is officially open. Join us as we celebrate the untold stories of Black inventors, pioneers, and changemakers who shaped our world. This is Wearable History — and... Read more...