Powell was the grandson of Alabama slaves and was born in Greenville, Alabama. During his youth, Powell moved with his family to Minerva, Ohio. In high school there, he played golf and football. Later, at the state's historically African-American Wilberforce University, he played on the golf team. After serving in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II in England, he returned to the Canton, Ohio-area near Minerva in 1946, and began work first as a janitor and later as a security guard for the Timken bearing and steel company.[1] Due to racial segregation, he was banned from all-white public golf courses and was rejected for a bank loan to try to build his own. With financing from two African-American doctors and a loan from his brother, Powell bought a 78-acre (320,000 m2) dairy farm in East Canton, Ohio, and with his wife, Marcella, did most of the landscaping by hand. Two years later, in 1948, he opened the integrated Clearview Golf Club. In 1978, he expanded the co

Rebecca Lee Crumpler , born Rebecca Davis, (February 8, 1831 – March 9, 1895), was an American physician, nurse and author. After studying at the  New England Female Medical College , in 1864 she became the first African American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.Crumpler was also one of the first female physician authors in the nineteenth century.In 1883, she published  A Book of Medical Discourses . The book has two parts that cover the prevention and cure of infantile bowel complaints, and the life and growth of human beings. Dedicated to nurses and mothers, it focuses on  maternal  and  pediatric medical care  and was among the first publications written by an African American on the subject of medicine.

You ever been traveling and pull up on a black owned business you never seen before you Google them and they not on the internet well know a man named Jon laster has created that app to find black own businesses in multiple states everyday a new business gets added the app is for both Android and iOS phones app gives the locations the category like restaurants , hair salons, lawyers, barbershops,car repair, and more it also has online stores you can buy from even big search engine to find places so if you want your black business promoted to grow bigger down load it now 

Cornrows comes in many styles and it's done in most hair salons ,barbershops and even in people's homes but there's a true meaning why this style was created it was done to hide maps of locations to help our ancestors excape to and hold food such as corn and rice that's why they call it cornrows it helped them get around with out talking to each other cornrows have grown more today but there's always going to be the history surrounding cornrows  nowadays multiple cultures get  cornrows and wear ii in multiple colors  and Long hair down their backs or tied up 

Lucius Septimius Severus 11 April 145 – 4 February 211 was a Roman politician who served as emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa.As a young man he advanced through the customary succession of offices under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Severus was the final contender to seize power after the death of the emperor Pertinax in 193 during the Year of the Five There's always hidden black history that they don't talk about that' you don't see in school history books today but museums hold that true history 

Oscar Devereaux Micheaux January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951 was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers,Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer of race films, and has been described as "the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century". He produced both silent films and sound films.you know Hollywood not going to tell you how they got the name of the infamous Oscar award show that millions be watching around the world today 

Seneca Village was a 19th-century settlement of mostly African American landowners in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, within what would become present-day Central Park. The settlement was located near the current Upper West Side neighborhood, approximately bounded by Central Park West and the axes of 82nd Street, 89th Street, and Seventh Avenue, had they been constructed through the park. Seneca Village was founded in 1825 by free Black Americans, the first such community in the city, although under Dutch rule there was a "half-free" community of African-owned farms north of New Amsterdam. At its peak, the community had approximately 225 residents, three churches, two schools, and three cemeteries. The settlement was later also inhabited by Irish and German immigrants. Seneca Village existed until 1857, when, through eminent domain, the villagers and other settlers in the area were forced to leave and their houses were torn down for the construction o

His family should've been the ones that getting royalty checks for his invention they should be living the rich life they deserve from him his invention is the reason why people today travel all around the world especially in different countries in one day or few hours his invention was already Patton but in 1909 it was shipped off to be in the contest but it never made it at all his invention was stolen now others took The credit for his idea that's why it never made it so now he's getting that credit in history as true inventor

Eric Monte (born Kenneth Williams; December 25, 1943)is an American screenwriter and TV series creator. He is known for his work in depicting 1970s African-American culture. Monte wrote and created several sitcoms for television such as Good Times (with actor and screenwriter Mike Evans), The Jeffersons as a writer, What's Happening!! as well as the spin-off series, What's Happening Now!!. The series was based on the coming of age film Cooley High, which Monte wrote and which was based on his high school experiences.hollywood took everything from him made it seem like he didn't do anything they owe him millions for what he created

He helped paved the way for so many to be actors today John shaft started his career a cop that got tired fighting the man started bringing down the corruption and the drugs John shaft got so famous they made a entire movie franchise through out The years that's when Samuel l Jackson made it even bigger but they kept him in all the movies with Samuel l Jackson instead of leaving him out of what he created Hollywood need to create one more movie honoring the original shaft legend Richard Roundttree baddest man who had his own theme music walking the streets 

Originally from Chicago went to visit family but tragically murdered his name lives in history now a monument standing tall where everyone can see it in Mississippi But also going to be one in Chicago to people who don't know The story and who he was can now visit The monuments in both states he would've been 82 years old but back in 1955 at The age of 14 The accused him of something he never done and murdered him police covered it'Up by hiding evidence they said that never existed like The warrant the family found in a box in old court house 

Turner began her career with  Ike Turner 's  Kings of Rhythm  in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first record, " Boxtop ", in 1958. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the hit duet single " A Fool in Love ". The duo Ike & Tina Turner became "one of the most formidable live acts in history". [5]  They released hits such as " It's Gonna Work Out Fine ", " River Deep – Mountain High ", " Proud Mary ", and " Nutbush City Limits " before disbanding in 1976. In the 1980s, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history". Her 1984  multi-platinum  album  Private Dancer  contained the hit song " What's Love Got to Do with It ", which won the  Grammy Award for Record of the Year  and became her first and only number one song on the  Billboard  Hot 100 . Aged 44, she was the oldest female solo artist to top the Hot 100.Her chart success c

James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American football player, sports analyst, social activist and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one of the greatest running backs of all time, as well as one of the greatest players in NFL history,[1] Brown was a Pro Bowl invitee every season he was in the league, was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times, and won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964. He led the league in rushing yards in eight out of his nine seasons, and by the time he retired, he held most major rushing records. In 2002, he was named by The Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever.[2]

Several incidents centering on the segregation of the local bowling alley,  All-Star Bowling Lane , led up to the Orangeburg Massacre on February 8, 1968. In the fall of 1967, some of the black leaders within the community tried to convince Harry K. Floyd, the owner of the bowling alley, to allow African Americans. Floyd was unwilling to desegregate, and as a result, protests began in early February 1968. On February 5, 1968, a group of around 40 students from  South Carolina State University  entered the bowling alley and left peacefully after they were asked to leave by Floyd. [3]  The next night more students led by John Stroman returned and entered the bowling alley. This time police were waiting for them, and several students were detained, including Stroman. After the arrests, more students began showing up, angry that protesters were being arrested. Next, the crowd broke a window of the bowling alley, and chaos ensued. Police began beating student protesters (both me

JOHN YOUNG DECIDED ONE DAY IN HIS KITCHEN WHAT HE CREATED WOULD CHANGE THE HISTORY OF EATING CHICKEN HE CUT IT DOWN AND MADE CHICKEN WINGS BUT HE DIDN'T STOP THEIR HE STARTED ADDING SERVAL INGREDIENTS AND CAME UP WITH A TASTY SAUCE YOU CAN DIP THEM IN THE LOCAL BUFFALO BILLS TASTED THEM WORD GOT AROUND AND BAM IT TOOK OF SO MANY REGULAR PEOPLE CAME THROUGH EVEN FAMOUS SINGERS TO ATE AT HIS RESTAURANT HIS WINGS WAS FLYING OUT FASTER THAN HE COULD COOK THEM ESPECIALLY THE LOW PRICE OF 5 CENTS EACH HE CREATED THE FAMOUS BUFFALO WINGS WITH THE SAUCE YOU ALL EAT TODAY WHEN YOU EAT AT OTHER RESTURANTS OR COOK THEM YOURSELF IT'S STILL HIS INVENTION

Josephine Crawford Melville  (12 April 1961 [  – 20 October 2022 [ ) a former Eastenders star, was a British actress, director and writer. Career After first appearing on TV in 1983 in  Luna , [ Essex -born Melville [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]  portrayed  Tessa Parker  in eight episodes of  EastEnders  in 1986, and Ellie Wright in one episode in 2005. [7]  She also had roles on TV in  The Bill ,  Prime Suspect ,  Casualty [ and  Pie in the Sky , among others, [ and in early 2022 she appeared in the music video for  Ella Henderson 's " Brave ". In feature films, she had roles in  Empire State  in 1987 and in the forthcoming  Slammer . In 2021 she produced and directed  Assistance , a short thriller.

Broadway: Motown the Musical, Caroline, or Change, The Lion King, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. Off-Broadway: Thunder Knocking on the Door (Minetta Lane), Caroline, or Change (The Public), The First Breeze of Summer, (The Signature Theatre). Regional: Thunder Knocking on the Door (Arena Stage, Helen Hayes Award), Cuttin Up, The Women of Brewster Place, Arena Stage/Alliance Theatre (Suzi Award, Helen Hayes Nomination), Crowns, and Sophisticated Ladies (Helen Hayes Nomination). Bess (Austin Circle of Theatres B. Iden Payne

History Club Harlem was founded in 1935 by Leroy "Pop" Williams on the site of a dance hall called Fitzgerald's Auditorium.[a] Williams was a medical student at University of Pennsylvania when he managed to acquire enough money to buy Fitzgerald's; he left college after becoming the owner of the nightclub.[2] Williams gave the new nightclub the name of the Manhattan neighborhood because "a lot of black people live there".[3][4] The district, known as "Kentucky Avenue and the Curb", had become the home for African Americans in the racially segregated city since the end of World War I.[5] The new nightspot joined other popular black entertainment venues in the district such as Grace's Little Belmont, the Wintergarten, and the Paradise Club.[5] Along with Harlem's Cotton Club, it was a place for the moneyed set to enjoy an evening of African-American entertainment.[6] When the club opened in 1935, there were slot machines along