This Athlete Broke The Color Barrier 50 Years Before Jackie Robinson
They called him ‘The Black Cyclone.’ Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. Before basketball, there was track cycling. Invented in…
Hollywood Has Misrepresented The American West For Decades
Black and Mexican cowboys were more prevalent than you think. https://medium.com/media/a8a23ee7cd620d163de6aa17b2b7f1c6/href Many of Hollywood’s most famous Westerns make it seem like African American cowboys were rare in the old American West….
This Nonbinary Lesbian Ruled the Harlem Renaissance
Ines Vuckovic/Dose She did it in coattails and a top hat. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. Try being black, female…
This Openly Gay Activist Was MLK’s Right-Hand Man
Ines Vuckovic/Dose But you’ve never heard of him. Bayard Rustin was one of the chief strategists behind the civil rights movement, but you’ve probably never heard his name. Often referred to…
