Black History

Lisa Gelobter, a computer scientist and digital media pioneer, is best known for her contributions to the development of the animated graphics interchange format (GIF) - the widely-used file format that allows the creation of short, animated images that are now an integral part of the internet.

William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. (1810-1848) was a Danish-American businessman, diplomat, and politician who is considered by some to be America’s first Black millionaire.

Rep. Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. This important milestone marks a watershed moment in American politics for Black women, to emerge and take their rightful seats at the table of elected Democratic leadership.

Yusef Salaam, an exonerated Central Park Five member who was wrongfully accused of raping a jogger and spent seven years in prison, has won the Democratic primary for the NYC council seat. He joins "CNN This Morning" to discuss his journey.

“All during this process my family received all kinds of death threats,” said Rye. “My mother had a phone call from someone who knew each of her six children’s names, where they worked, where they lived, and it really frightened her to no end.”

Althea Gibson was the first African American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand...

By Robert N. Taylor Marcus Mosiah Garvey came to the United States from Jamaica in 1916 after a series of letters between himself and legendary...

By Robert N. Taylor When called upon to name one of America’s greatest inventors, most people mention names like Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone...

Dr. Charles Drew revolutionized medical treatment when he discovered a process for separating and preserving blood. Dr. Drew applied this knowledge to help develop...

In 2006, former Seattle Seahawk and University of Washington quarterback Warren Moon became the first African American to be inducted into the Pro Football...