Black Fact of the Week

Black Fact of the Week: Jack Johnson was the First African American Man to Hold the World Heavyweight Champion Boxing Title

November 9, 2015

Although George Dixon was the first Black man to hold a World Championship title as a bantamweight, in 1908, Texas born Jack Johnson became the first Black boxer to earn [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Black People Represent 14% of the American Population

October 19, 2015

In 2014, the US Census Bureau estimated a total of 45, 672, 250 people who represented the Black population in America, including those who identify with “Black [...]

Black Fact of the Week: The Oldest Noble Lineage in the World is That of the Ethiopian Royal Family

October 12, 2015

Thanks to our Euro-centric school systems, media outlets and everything in-between, we usually think Queen Elizabeth, Prince William and Duchess Kate whenever the word [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Hip Hop is the Most Popular Music Genre in the World

September 28, 2015

From the music to the clothes, the dance and the slang, hip hop culture is EVERYWHERE! But in a new study conducted by Spotify, it was found that hip hop music is not only [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was the First Black Feature Filmmaker

September 14, 2015

According to Biography.com: Oscar Micheaux was an African-American filmmaker whose films were a challenge to segregation in both Hollywood and society in general. He wrote, [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Haiti is the Most Populous Predominantly Black Island in the Caribbean

September 7, 2015

Although Cuba is the largest island in the caribbean in size and population (Cuba is 42,803 square miles and boasts 11, 252,000 inhabitants), Haiti tops the list when it [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Run D.M.C.’s ‘Raising Hell’ was the First Rap Album to Go Platinum

August 23, 2015

Released in 1986, Run D.M.C.’s third studio LP, Raising Hell, proved to be a hip hop history-maker. With its unique fusion of rap and rock, this multi-platinum album [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Kenya is Home to the Oldest Stone Tools in the World

August 17, 2015

In 2011, California scientists accidentally stumbled upon a goldmine of ancient stone tool technology while conducting research near Lake Turkana in Kenya. After launching a [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Mary Jane Patterson was the First Black American Woman to Graduate from College

August 10, 2015

The daughter of two fugitive slaves, Mary Jane Patterson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1840. When she was 12, her family moved to Oberlin, Ohio were Mary later [...]

Black Fact of the Week: Kevin Garnett is the Highest-Paid Player in NBA History

August 3, 2015

That’s right, Kevin Garnett. Having raked in a smooth $327,372,398 over the course of his 20-season career, KG is the highest-paid baller in NBA history. The [...]