Award-winning actress Kerry Washington definitely took the cake for Black History Month with her month-long #BlackHERStory photo series on Instagram honoring female pioneers in the movement.

The emergence of Black women telling our stories behind the camera has a lineage dating back to the 1960s.

Black women have donned gymnastics gold at the Olympic games, changing the narrative of the sport in the process.

The late Jean-Michel Basquiat will be getting yet another Hollywood reincarnation, this time on the small screen with 'If Beale Street Could Talk' lead actor Stephan James starring as the troubled art tycoon.

Ebony paved the way for black stories to be told authentically, effortlessly, and unapologetically. 

As a result of her courageous efforts to uncover slave ships that sank during The Middle Passage, journalist-turned-pioneering-deep-diver Tara Roberts has now become the first Black woman to grace the cover of 'National Geographic' as a Nat Geo Explorer.

From John Amos and James Avery to Anthony Anderson and Adrian Holmes, Black fatherhood has come in various shapes and sizes on TV.

The advocation for mental health in the Black community has taken decades to become a non-taboo subject.

February is here and we at Classix 107.9 are celebrating Black History Month. We will be honoring the contributions of our black leaders who paved the way in all industries.

The NBA had shooters like Dale Ellis, Reggie Miller and Ray Allen - now Steph Curry reigns supreme.

You can't talk about the history of comedy without mentioning a few names. Richard Pryor and Bernie Mac are two comedians are considered legends in stand-up comedy. But who was the first black comedian? What about the black female comedians?