An orisha is a god that reflects one of the manifestations of the supreme God/the All Father (Eledumare, Olorun, Olofi) in Yoruba...

In 1951, a young mother of five named Henrietta Lacks visited The Johns Hopkins Hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding. Upon...

1. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, MD (1831 — 1895) In 1864, after years as a nurse, Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first black woman in the...