Black History Month: Marian Anderson
Learn about the classical singer whose 1939 performance at the Lincoln Memorial raised awareness of racial discrimination.
Black History Month: Matthew Henson
Learn about the first Black Arctic explorer and a part of the small group considered to be the first to reach the geographic North Pole in 1909.
Black History Month: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Learn about the first Black painter to gain international acclaim.
Black History Month: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Learn about one of the greatest producing duos in the history of music.
Black History Month: Arthur Mitchell
Learn about the first African-American to become a principal dancer with a major ballet troupe, the New York City Ballet.
Black History Month: Josephine Holloway
Learn about the first Black Girl Scout Troop Leader.
Victor Hugo Green
Did you know the creator of the Green Book was a postal carrier based in Harlem named Victor Hugo Green?
Black History Month: Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Learn about the first Black general officer in the US Air Force and the commander of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Black History Month: Althea Gibson
Learn about the first Black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis and golf!
2025 African-American Read-In
Read about my time participating in the 2025 NCTE National African-American Read-In!
