Edith Renfrow Smith was born in 1914 and went on to become the first African-American woman to graduate from Grinnell College. She will be celebrating her 110th birthday on Sunday.

Lady Gaga’s birthday dinner was a strictly Heavy Metal affair. Last night, the hitmaker celebrated her 38th trip around the sun in style. And with not a speck of color in sight.

Lee Newby Jr. of Detroit, one of the first African-American Marines, was honored by state lawmakers during a celebration of his 100th birthday on Saturday. The ceremony at the Detroit Marriott in ...

Celebrating a child’s first birthday in African American families has a heightened significance in light of alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which show ...

Vatican City, Jun 22, 2023 / 05:37 am Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, a Black religious sister who founded the country’s first African American ...

Washington was asked for her creations to be displayed in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. “It’s just an honor to be there in the museum.