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!
Black History Month: Oscar Micheaux
Learn about the first major Black filmmaker and the most successful Black filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century.
Black History Month: Ann Lowe
Learn about Ann Lowe, the first African-American to become a noted fashion designer.
Black History Month: The Nicholas Brothers
Learn about Fayard and Harold Nicholas, a legendary team of dancing brothers who are considered the best tap dancers of their day, if not all time.
Dr. Patricia Bath
Did you know that the FIRST person to invent and demonstrate laser cataract surgery was a Black woman?
Black History Month: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Learn about the "Godmother of Rock and Roll!"
