Author: Mahogany Revue
Mammie Johnson: 1 of the 3 who play in the Negro Baseball League
Born in South Carolina in 1935, Mamie Johnson, also known by her nickname “Peanut”, was one of just three women to play in the Negro Baseball League. In 1953, she signed with the Indianapolis Clowns where she became the first female pitcher in the league. Being one of few females playing the league, she attracted Read More…
Supreme Court Judge in New Jersey Gets First Black Female
In June 2020, 39-year old Fabiana Pierre-Louis succeeded Walter Timpone to become the first Black woman to sit on New Jersey’s Supreme Court, the state’s highest court. She carries the legacy of John Wallace, who became the first Black male judge on the state supreme court in 2003. Pierre-Louis, who is Haitian-American, previously worked as Read More…
Beethoven, the Most Famous Classical Musician of All Time, Was… a Black Man!
Ludwig Van Beethoven is arguably the most famous and well known classical musician and composer in all of history, but his true identity and ethnicity has been a falsehood and obscurity for many, many years. Society has depicted him as a white male with either blonde or brunette colored hair, being shown in drawings, paintings, Read More…
Black Kings (and Queens) Ruled Parts of Europe For Almost 700 Years
History confirms that the Moors ruled in Europe — primarily Spain and Portugal — for almost 700 years. They were known for their influence in European culture, but not many people know that the Moors were actually Europeans of African descent. Moors were usually depicted as being “mostly black or very swarthy, and hence the Read More…
The First Black Woman to Run For Vice President in the United States
Charlotta Bass was a political activist and journalist who became the first African American woman to run for Vice President of the United States of America in 1952. She began her career as a conservative Republican but her politics changed by the 1940s. Then Bass became more progressive though she abandoned the Democratic party due Read More…
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