She is of African American, Cherokee, and Italian descent. She was adopted when she was a baby by a Black father and a white mother. She began dating her boyfriend, Juan Matallana, in 2023. Associated With She has shared the stage with soul legend Aretha Franklin. In 2020, she appeared...
She was best known for her eloquent opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon, and as the first African-American as well as the first woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. She received the ...
OJ Simpson, a fomer American football star and Hollywood actor, was tried for double murder in 1995, in what was dubbed the "trial of the century" and watched by millions around the world. It came after he infamously fled from police when suspicion fell on him after th...
During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the United States Army. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the struggle for women's suffrage. Born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman was beaten and whipped by her various masters as a child...
Josephine Bakerbecame a dancer in vaudeville and on Broadway when she ran away from home, but it was her jazz revue in Europe which led to her fame and lasting celebrity. She also worked with the French Resistance and Red Cross during World War II. As with many African American artists, ...
Josephine Baker was born in America in 1906, but her career was centered in Europe, and most particularly in France. After a few Charleston dance performances in America, she decided to go to Paris to join the first revue to feature African American dancers. ...
Michelle Banks is an African American deaf actress. She played many film and television roles, and she was the founder and artistic director of Onyx Theater Company, the first deaf theater oriented toward people of colour in the United States. ...
In 2015, the American Ballet Theatre named her prima ballerina, making her the first African-American to receive this title. For Misty Copeland, however, dancing not only offers physical benefits, but in her eyes can change children's mindsets and change their lives for the better. This is ...
Langston Hughes was a renowned American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist who made significant contributions to jazz poetry. He played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance by portraying the experiences of African Americans in his works. Beginning his writing career in New ...
Yara Shahidi (February 10, 2000 Minneapolis-) also known as Yara Sayeh Shahidi is an American actor. She is best known for her role as Zoey Johnson on the sitcom "Black-ish" and its spin-off "Grown-ish". Yara was born to an African-American mother and Iranian-American father and has...