black history

Eunice W. Johnson is best known as the namer of Ebony Magazine, but her Fashion Fair raised over $55 million for charitable causes. Read more

John H. Johnson was born on January 18, 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas. He was the grandson of slaves.  After his father was killed in a sawmill accident, his mother, a washerwoman and cook, saved money to relocate the family to Chicago for better opportunities. He attended DuSable High during the day with Nat King Read more

Norbert Rillieux’s most well known invention revolutionized the sugar industry and changed the way most people ate. Read more

Madame C.J. Walker was the first female self made millionaire/first black female millionaire in the US. William Alexander Leidesdorff was the first black millionaire in the US. Read more