Truth
James Clarke – The Stowaway Who Saved Liverpool
The facts, then. In 1900, a 14-year-old boy from British Guiana stowed away on a cargo ship bound for Liverpool. He arrived in the...
Sally Hemings – The Enslaved Woman Who Reshaped Jefferson’s Legacy
The facts, then. Sally Hemings was born into slavery in Virginia in 1773. She was the property of Thomas Jefferson, the man who wrote...
The Medic of Omaha Beach – Waverly Woodson’s 30 Hours of...
The facts, then. On June 6, 1944, a 21-year-old Black medic named Waverly Woodson stepped onto Omaha Beach. His landing craft had been hit...
Tom Lee – The Man Who Couldn’t Swim But Saved 32...
On May 8, 1925, the steamboat M.E. Norman capsized on the Mississippi River, 15 miles south of Memphis. The boat was carrying 72 passengers...
The 11-Year-Old Oil Millionaire – Sarah Rector’s Story
The facts, then. Sarah Rector was born in a two-room cabin near Twine, Oklahoma, on March 3, 1902. Her parents, Joseph and Rose Rector,...
The San Bushmen – The Tribesmen and Their 25-Year Land Fight
The San have lived in the Kalahari Desert for over 20,000 years. They are the oldest inhabitants of southern Africa. Their rock paintings, their...
The Pea Island Lifesaving Crew – The All-Black Lifesaving Crew Who...
The facts, then. On October 11, 1896, a hurricane was battering the North Carolina coast. The three-masted schooner E.S. Newman had lost all its...
The Map That Lied For 450 Years – The True Size...
The facts, then. Africa covers 30.3 million square kilometres. That is 20 percent of the Earth's land area. Yet on the world map you...
The Godfather of Silicon Valley – Roy Clay Sr.’s Unstoppable Journey
The facts, then. Roy Clay Sr. was born on August 22, 1929, in Kinloch, Missouri, the oldest incorporated African-American community in the state. His...
Did a Black Woman Create “The Matrix”? – The Story of...
The facts, then. Sophia Stewart is a writer who claims she created the story that became "The Matrix" and "The Terminator." She has called...
