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In 1955, Anderson became the first African-American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. She gave her last performance at Carnegie Hall in 1965, before settling on a Connecticut farm with ...
John Henry is mentioned to be a hero to African Americans as Robin Hood is a hero to the English in Watership Down. Colson Whitehead's 2001 novel John Henry Days uses the John Henry myth as story background. Whitehead fictionalized the John Henry Days festival in Talcott, West Virginia and the release of the John Henry postage stamp in 1996. [48]
American Heritage, Vol. 46, No. 1, February–March 1995. Greenly, Larry W. Eugene Bullard: World's First Black Fighter Pilot. Montgomery, Alabama: NewSouth Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-58838-280-1; Gordon, Dennis. The Lafayette Flying Corps: The American Volunteers in the French Air Service in World War I. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military ...
K. ^ Jim Corrigan was an African-American police officer and an ally of Jimmy Olsen and Black Lightning L. ^ Jody was an ally of Tomahawk. M. ^ Machiste was a sometimes ally of the Warlord N. ^ Martin Ellis woke from coma in Justice League Quarterly #17 with powers of Tempest O. ^ Mister Bones was the DEO regional director
John Stewart debuted in Green Lantern vol. 2 #87 (December 1971/January 1972) when artist Neal Adams came up with the idea of a substitute Green Lantern. [3] The decision to make the character African American-descent resulted from a conversation between Adams and editor Julius Schwartz, in which Adams recounts saying that given the racial makeup of the world's population, "we ought to have a ...
The three-minute video released by the NYPD showcases the work of officers Carl Fayette and Eleodoro Mata, who serve the Upper West Side of Manhattan. NYPD officers hailed as heroes for saving man ...
Rev. James Robinson (March 21, 1753 – March 27, 1868) was an American preacher and soldier. Born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland into bondage on March 21, 1753, [1] his enslaver was Francis De Shields.
Pages in category "African-American superheroes" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. ... Hero Cruz; Cyborg (DC Comics) D. Darwin ...