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In February 9th, 1907. Charles Anderson was born. He was a Black aviator.From Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, he was the son o...
12/26/2024

In February 9th, 1907. Charles Anderson was born. He was a Black aviator.From Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Janie and Iverson Anderson of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Young Anderson was enamored with airplanes and flying from the age of six. Because most flight instructors during that time would not take black students, he taught himself to fly at 22 in a used plane purchased with his savings and funds borrowed from friends and relatives. He earned a private pilot''''s license in 1929 and a commercial one in 1932.During the next two years, Anderson made several history-making long-distance flights accompanied by his friend Dr. Albert E. Forsythe. Together they made the first round-trip transcontinental flight by black pilots, flying from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Los Angeles and back without the aid of landing lights, parachutes, radios, or blind-flying instruments.Much of their navigation on the journey was done by reading a simple roadmap. The daring pair also made a long-distance flight to Canada. They later staged an elaborate Pan American Goodwill Tour of the Caribbean in their plane, "The Spirit of Booker T. Washington." This island-hopping excursion included the first-ever flight of a land plane from Miami to the Bahamas and ended in Trinidad.The Anderson-Forsythe long-distance flights attracted worldwide attention and greatly popularized aviation in the African American community. In 1940 Anderson was hired by the Tuskegee Institute as its Chief Flight Instructor, with the assignment to develop a pilot training program for the school. Tuskegee was one of six black colleges participating in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, a system established by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in 1939 to provide a pool of civilian pilots for a wartime emergency. At that time, Anderson was the only black aviator in the United States with a commercial pilot''''s license.First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a special interest in the Tuskegee flight program and visited the school on April 19th, 1941. During her tour, she asked Chief Anderson if blacks could fly airplanes. He invited her to fly around the field to see for herself. Their 40-minute flight together did much to advance the cause of Black aviation, leading to the creation of the "Tuskegee Experiment" and the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Anderson was that program''''s greatest adviser.Anderson, one of America''''s last aviation pioneers, died on April 13, 1996, at his home after a lengthy bout with cancer. Considered the father of Black aviation, Charles Alfred "Chief” Anderson was a 56-year resident of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, at the time of his death.

As creator, producer, and host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, born September 27, 1936, engineered the “hippest trip in Am...
12/26/2024

As creator, producer, and host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, born September 27, 1936, engineered the “hippest trip in America” for over two decades. He single-handedly created a nationally televised platform for African American music and culture that featured the biggest names in soul, R&B, and hip-hop.

Family posing at Chicken Bone Beach (1950s)
12/26/2024

Family posing at Chicken Bone Beach (1950s)

Horace KingEngineerBridge BuilderHorace King (1807-1885) was a Black man who became a successful bridge builder and arch...
12/26/2024

Horace KingEngineerBridge BuilderHorace King (1807-1885) was a Black man who became a successful bridge builder and architect in the 1800s:King was born into slavery in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He was forced to work on a plantation as a child, but was eventually purchased by John Godwin, a bridge builder and contractor.King built bridges in west Georgia, Alabama, and northeast Mississippi. His most notable accomplishments include:The covered bridge over the Chattahoochee River, which was the world''''s longest covered bridge at the time .King was known for his precision and attention to detail. He was considered one of the South''''s most respected engineers. King''''s bridges helped open up the Chattahoochee Valley area into a cultural and industrial unit. However, most of his major bridges no longer exist today. The Red Oak Creek Bridge in Meriwether County, Georgia is still in use and serves as a monument to King.

The first all-Black professional basketball team was organized on Feb. 13, 1923.The New York Renaissance, commonly calle...
12/26/2024

The first all-Black professional basketball team was organized on Feb. 13, 1923.The New York Renaissance, commonly called the Rens, become one of the dominant teams of the 1920s and 1930s. The team''s founder was Robert L. Douglas, whose primary objective was to give New York City''s male, Black athletes opportunities to better themselves. In February 1923, Douglas struck an agreement with William Roach, a Harlem-based real estate developer who owned the New Renaissance Ballroom and Casino, and the Rens were born.With Black players barred from professional basketball leagues, the Rens barnstormed throughout the country, often competing against all-white teams.

The no 1 female athlete in the world Althea Gibson, often hailed as the "Jackie Robinson of Tennis," shattered glass cei...
12/26/2024

The no 1 female athlete in the world Althea Gibson, often hailed as the "Jackie Robinson of Tennis," shattered glass ceilings in the world of sports, becoming the first African-American to grace the professional tennis circuit.In a dazzling show of athletic prowess, she achieved an unprecedented milestone in 1958 by winning singles and doubles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open—all in a single year! With 11 Grand Slam titles under her belt and a groundbreaking leap into the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), Gibson transformed the landscape of both sports.Her legacy was immortalized in 2012 with a striking sculpture at the Althea Gibson Tennis Center in Newark, New Jersey, ensuring that her inspiring journey from the courts to the hearts of millions continues to resonate.

In 1913, a young 10-year-old girl named Sarah Rector was given a 160-acre parcel of land in Oklahoma, simply because she...
12/26/2024

In 1913, a young 10-year-old girl named Sarah Rector was given a 160-acre parcel of land in Oklahoma, simply because she was part of a land allotment program. But since the best land was reserved for white people, they gave her what was considered barren, unproductive land. 🌾What no one could have predicted was that oil would later be discovered on that very land. This unexpected turn of events made Sarah one of the first African-American millionaires in the country, proving that even in a world set against her, destiny had other plans. 💫From barren land to boundless fortune, Sarah’s story is a testament to resilience and luck. 💰

July 14, 1934 - Robert Lee Elder is a Black American professional golfer born in Dallas, TX, on this date in 1934.He is ...
12/26/2024

July 14, 1934 - Robert Lee Elder is a Black American professional golfer born in Dallas, TX, on this date in 1934.He is best remembered for becoming the first Black American to play in the Masters Tournament in 1975. As a young man he taught himself to play golf by sneaking onto all-white courses at night. He never actually played a round until he was sixteen. By his late teens, he was a golf hustler, often posing as a caddie. He led that uneasy existence until 1959, when he was drafted into the Army. There Elder spent part of his military time playing golf with his commanding officer at Fort Lewis in Washington State. After being discharged in 1961, he joined the all-Black United Golf Association tour. He dominated the tour, winning five UGA national championships.In one stretch Elder won 21 of 23 tournaments. In November of 1967, Elder become one of first Black golfers on the PGA tour. The following year, he raised eyebrows by tying Frank Beard and Jack Nicklaus for the lead in the American Golf Classic. Beard was out after bogeying the first extra hole, but Elder and Nicklaus dueled for the next four holes. Nicklaus finally won with a birdie on the fifth after Elder missed a long birdie putt. Elder was invited by Gary Player to take part in the 1971 South African PGA Tournament, the first integrated tournament in that country''s history.He accepted after insisting on some conditions: That the gallery be integrated and that he and his wife would be allowed to stay at whatever hotel they chose and free to go wherever they wanted to go. His first PGA victory came the Monsanto Open (1974) automatically winning an invitation to the 1975 Masters. Elder was the first Black player to be invited to the Masters Tournament. Elder also won the Houston Open (1976) and he played in the 1977 Masters. In 1979, Elder became the first Black golfer to play for the Ryder Cup team. Elder and his wife set up the Lee Elder Scholarship Fund in 1974.This fund was developed to offer monetary aid to low-income young men and women seeking money for college. In 1986 he protested to the PGA governors for allowing four American golfers to play in a tournament in Sun City, Bophuthatswana, a small area set up by the apartheid regime of South Africa that surrounds it. In 1990, Elder spoke out against country clubs that still excluded Blacks from membership. Elder has actively promoted Summer Youth Golf Development Programs, raised money for the Negro College Fund, and served on the advisory boards of Goodwill Industries. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEE ELDER!!!!

Message to the Black Man!
12/26/2024

Message to the Black Man!

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀🍿🎬🎥 🎞️Richard Roundtree starred alongside Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly in the 1977 film On...
12/26/2024

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀🍿🎬🎥 🎞️Richard Roundtree starred alongside Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly in the 1977 film One Down, Two to Go. This action-packed movie brought together these iconic actors from the Blaxploitation era, who were famous for their individual roles in popular 1970s films.𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲,Richard Arnold Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) 🕯️🕊️𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆,
James (Jim) Milton Kelly (May 5, 1946 – June 29, 2013) 🕯️🕊️
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗼𝗻,
Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938) 86 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱. 💐
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻.
James Nathaniel Brown (Jim Brown ) (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) 🕯️🕊️

Black Caesar was a notorious pirate who lived between the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally from West Africa, Black Ca...
12/26/2024

Black Caesar was a notorious pirate who lived between the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally from West Africa, Black Caesar was captured and sold into slavery. The ship he was in however sank off the coast of Florida but Black Caesar survived and began his career in piracy, eventually Rising to notoriety. Eventually Black Caesar''s reign of terror came to an end in 1718 when he was convicted of piracy and executed. Wild black Pirates were not unusual many of their names have been lost to history. One of those still remembered today is Black Caesar. According to legend was a West African chief prior to becoming a pirate. He is said to have been tall, strong and intelligent. During that time the European colonists in the New World needed African slaves to work on their plantations,which provided impetus to the slave trade. The Story Goes that Black Caesar had been targeted by slavers but managed to escape their grasp several times. In the end however it was deception that brought about his capture. A captain managed to catch the African chiefs attention with a gold watch and and promising greater treasures. He succeeded in luring Black Caesar and his men unto his slave ship,the soon-to-be slaves were given food, while being enticed with silk, jewels and music. While they were thus distracted the ship began to set sail and buy the time Black Caesar realized it ,it was already too late. Although the Africans fought back they were subdued by the ship''s crew..Thus began black Caesar''s voyage across the Atlantic to The New World. During the journey Black Caesar refused to eat or drink. He would have died had it not been for a kind soldier who fed him his meals and the two became friends. The ship ran into a hurricane while off the coast of Florida and the ship sank killing almost everyone on board,. The only two survivors were Black Caesar and the sailor who got into a Lifeboat filled with ammunitions and supplies and escaped.

The Harris Grocery Store at 5306 S. 30 St. Omaha, Nebraska in 1930.
12/26/2024

The Harris Grocery Store at 5306 S. 30 St. Omaha, Nebraska in 1930.

The 14-year-old only began competitive spelling two years ago. She also holds three Guinness world records for her baske...
12/26/2024

The 14-year-old only began competitive spelling two years ago. She also holds three Guinness world records for her basketball skills!📸 Blackwealth

Did you know?In 1849, to escape 33 years of his life as a slave, Henry "Box" Brown shipped himself in a cargo box from R...
12/26/2024

Did you know?In 1849, to escape 33 years of his life as a slave, Henry "Box" Brown shipped himself in a cargo box from Richmond, Virginia, to the abolitionist zone in Philadelphia.Henry Brown completed the 350-mile journey, barely breathing through the air holes he pierced in his 60-centimeter-wide cargo box, and spent the remaining 50 years of his life as a free person.

A fourth-generation young Texas cowgirl made great strides as a professional rider at the first-ever nationally televise...
12/26/2024

A fourth-generation young Texas cowgirl made great strides as a professional rider at the first-ever nationally televised Black Rodeo.Kortnee Solomon entered her first competition at age five. Now at 11 years old, she returned to compete in the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, the oldest Black-owned rodeo circuit in the United States!

A Glimpse into the Hardships of Troup County Sharecroppers in 1930In a photograph taken around 1930, a powerful image ca...
12/26/2024

A Glimpse into the Hardships of Troup County Sharecroppers in 1930In a photograph taken around 1930, a powerful image captures a family of sharecroppers standing outside their one-room, cabin-style home in Troup County, Georgia. This evocative picture, now preserved in the National Archives, offers a window into the challenging living conditions faced by countless families in the rural South during the throes of the Great Depression. The modest structure, a cabin with simple wooden walls and a small porch, symbolizes the persistence and resilience of a lifestyle forged in hardship.During this period, sharecropping dominated the agricultural landscape of the American South. Under this system, landowners provided land, tools, and seeds to farmers, who, in return, agreed to cultivate the fields and share a portion of their harvest as payment. For many families like the one captured in this image, life was a constant balancing act. They were tied to land they did not own, eking out an existence on thin margins, and often finding themselves in cycles of debt and dependency.The expressions of the family members in this photograph are a study in strength and stoicism. Their clothing, simple and well-worn, and their postures speak of long days spent laboring under the Georgia sun. Yet, amidst the signs of weariness, there is a distinct air of determination and pride in their faces. Despite the hardships they faced, the family exudes a quiet dignity that underscores the perseverance required to navigate such trying circumstances.The one-room cabin that looms behind them, small yet sturdy, provides a glimpse of what home meant for sharecropping families. These homes, often hastily built and minimally equipped, were a far cry from comfort. Still, they served as a refuge and symbol of family solidarity, a place where life continued against all odds.Photographs like this one do more than merely document history; they tell the stories of the individuals who experienced it. The image of the Troup County family is a stark and vivid reminder of the impact the Great Depression had on rural communities. Beyond the statistics of economic downturns and market crashes lies the reality of everyday lives spent in quiet struggle and perseverance.In looking at this image, we are reminded of the resilience of those who endured the Great Depression. The family’s resolve, etched into their expressions, speaks to the determination and endurance of those who lived through a time of profound economic and social upheaval. The photograph serves not only as a historical record but as a tribute to the strength of the human spirit during one of America’s most trying periods

Orville Richard Burrell, better known as Shaggy, was born October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamacia. At 18, he reunited wit...
12/26/2024

Orville Richard Burrell, better known as Shaggy, was born October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamacia. At 18, he reunited with his mother in New York City. Shortly after his arrival, Burrell began producing hits on the New York reggae charts. However, he had trouble finding employment, so he joined the Marines.Burrell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1988 as an artilleryman. He served with the 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Burrell reached the rank of lance corporal after being reduced in rank twice for unauthorized leave. He explained he received the reductions because he was driving to New York to work on his music career. Burrell traveled to New York on the weekends for recording sessions and wouldn’t return in time for morning formation. He and his regiment, known as “The Five and Dime,” were deployed to the Middle East during Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations between December 1990 and April 1991. He was discharged from the Marine Corps in 1992.
In 1993, Burrell released his first album, “Pure Pleasure,” and the single “Oh Carolina.” “Oh Carolina” spent two weeks in the number 1 spot on the UK Charts. Burrell won his first Grammy in 1996 for the Best Reggae Album category with “Boombastic.” Since then, he has produced hits such as “It Wasn’t Me,” “Summer in Kingston,” “Out of Many, One Music,” “Com Fly Wid Mi,” “Hot Shot,” and “Angel.”

In 2007, Burrell was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander. In 2009, he founded the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and has raised millions for the Bustamante Children’s Hospital. In 2022, Brown University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. As of today, he has been nominated for seven grammies and won two of them. To date, Burrell is the only certified Diamond-selling Dancehall Reggae artist.

Photo: Orville Burrell. Courtesy of Marine Corps

GZA may be the only rapper who lectures about quantum physics at Ivy League institutions including Harvard and MIT. That...
12/26/2024

GZA may be the only rapper who lectures about quantum physics at Ivy League institutions including Harvard and MIT. That honor stems from his acknowledged role as “the Genius”- “Voltron head” of hip-hop''s most notorious group Wu-Tang Clan.

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In the fall of 2017, I was inspired by a beautiful clear object that had two bottlenose dolphins suspended in it that I came across. I began to wonder how it was made, and that was the start of it all. I began searching the internet on this piece, only to find out it was hand-made. I began searching YouTube videos for how-to’s and following several pages for casting resin and resin art. In the early summer of 2019, I jumped in with both feet. I purchased some resin and some silicone molds, and that was it. I was hooked. I began to get more and more creative, involving projects with wood. I bought a lathe, bandsaw, belt/disc sander, and a system to utilize a pressure pot to eliminate air bubbles. My time in the garage “crafting” has been very therapeutic for me from my day-job, and it turns out, I’m actually pretty good at it! I have let my imagination run wild. Some men go out, drink, and other manly things. I stay home and “craft” the objects you’ll find me posting on this page. I have taken custom orders, and I am always creating new pieces that I am listing for sale on my etsy page. Please do not hesitate to contact me to help make your idea a reality. I consider what I create to be a keepsake or art piece. Each piece is one of a kind, and no two will ever be alike.