Helene Hale, 91, came to the Big Island in 1947 and by 1962, she was elected Chairman, which was the equivalent of Mayor.   A rare occurence for a woman in Hawaii at that time.

On Feb. 8, 1968, three students were killed and 28 others wounded by state police following student unrest related to the All Star Bowling Lanes, a segregated bowling alley.
 

Jerry Pinkney, the famed children’s book illustrator, who has more than 100 books to his credit, became the first individual African American to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal.
 

That historically all-white club known as the U.S. Senate is likely to lose what little diversity it has after November’s elections.
 

Gen. William “Kip” Ward, the top U.S commander in Africa, received the Trumpet Award for his ability to inspire others over the course of his extensive military career.
 

Beneath the sparkling tiara and shimmering evening gown, the reigning Miss Black USA, Shayna Rudd, is a woman who has overcome extreme hardships and wants to help others do the same.
 

A Better Chance’s (ABC) goal is to take academically fit, economically challenged students and give them access to exceptional educational opportunities.
 

Steve Perry’s school has been featured on CNN and BET for sending all students to college.

For thousands of African-Americans fleeing the bonds of slavery in antebellum America, the escape routes of the Underground Railroad that crisscrossed New England were lifelines to liberty.

A new exhibit launches today at the Kansas African American Museum exploring segregation in Wichita during the 1950’s.

Since 1983, there have been 20 black astronauts in the U.S. space program.

The plaintiffs in this case 80 to 90 thousand black farmers.