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While researching this article, I reconnected with Hip-Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow - now Reverend Kurtis Blow. I first met Rev Blow on the steps of the Bronx courthouse in 2017. He had made his mark with the hit song "The Breaks," which paid tribute to the rappers of South Bronx and Harlem. He and other veteran Hip-Hop performers had gathered that day to celebrate their genre. After the ceremony, Rev. Blow shared with us that he had become a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The Black community has an extraordinary legacy of achievement and innovation. On this last day of Black History Month 2025, we honor one of these important Black heroes who achieved tremendous accomplishments despite numerous barriers designed to subjugate, smother, or misattribute these contributions to other groups.

In the spring of 1990, after visiting the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, Jazz 966 CEO Sam Pinn and Arnold Freeman had a vision. They believed that the same caliber of talent and passionate audience they witnessed in Manhattan could thrive on Fulton Street in Brooklyn — specifically at 966 Fulton Street.

Ever push open a door without thinking twice about it? Well, here's something that might make you pause the next time: the doorknob, a simple yet ingenious device we use countless times each day, was invented by a Black inventor named Osbourn Dorsey. Before his breakthrough in 1878, people relied on crude pull handles made of bronze or iron to open their doors - imagine that!

Siloam Presbyterian Church, a former Underground Railroad passageway, recently celebrated its 175th Anniversary with a series of concerts held at their Jefferson Avenue location in Brooklyn, New York.  Historically African-American, the church is proud to be known as a major contributor to the life of mankind.