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Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a naturalist, mathematician, astronomer, and almanac author. He was born in the slave state of Maryland. Banneker was a dignified, generous...

During WWII, numerous brave women, including an African American entertainer from the United States, Josephine Baker, served and risked their lives to defeat the Nazis in...

St. Elmo Brady was born in 1884 in Louisville, Kentucky, and named after the hero in the novel St. Elmo, a popular novel of the 19th century that had sales only second to...

We believe it is critical to research and share the Black heroes that make this country great. If you are a teacher, student, or currently looking at public school history...

The Chronicle of Heroes, Black Contributions to America, will be published in January 2025. Our resident poet, William Taylor, was so moved by the hundreds of vignettes and...

After Atlanta rose from the ashes of the Civil War, many formerly enslaved women migrated to Atlanta, seeking opportunities beyond sharecropping. By 1880, 98% of Atlanta’s...

It is well known that Albert Einstein was a pacifist.  Did you also know that he did not support discrimination and supported African Americans? This photograph was taken in...

William Taylor is our resident award-winning poet who creates poems for our educational materials and website. The poem, Memories, was written about the passing of his...

William Taylor, our resident award-winning poet, is expanding YAAHA's interactive teaching abilities by creating original poems that coincide with the teachings featured in...