A paradox of African development is that while it is the richest landmass on earth, it is also the place where the majority of the poorest..

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was a writer, poet, and teacher. On this day in 1950, she became the first Black person to win the Pulitzer...

Elijah McCoy, considered one of the major inventors in American life, was born on this day in 1844 in Ontario, Canada. An engineer, his...