medicine Meet the 1st Black Woman Doctor To Get a Medical Patent The first African American woman doctor to secure a medical patent did so in 1988 for laser cataract surgery. Learn more about the extraordinary life of Dr. Patricia Bath.
black history month Why Black History Month Still Matters Supporters contend Black History Month matters more in 2021 than ever before
brehanna daniels Brehanna Daniels, the First Black Woman in a NASCAR Pit Crew, Made it Her Mission Not to Be the Last Brehanna Daniels tried out to be a NASCAR pit crew member on a whim after watching a YouTube video and being impressed by the speed of the sport. She was the first Black woman in the role, but not the last. Daniels joined LX News to explain why she was so emotional to bring another Black woman into the sport...
paul williams Paul R. Williams Redesigned the Beverly Hills Hotel. Because He Was Black, He Couldn't Stay There Paul R. Williams was the architect behind some of the most iconic buildings in Los Angeles and the homes of many of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the 20th century. The Los Angeles County Courthouse, Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles International Airport are just a few of the designs that sprang from his imagination. But despite the...
misty copeland Trailblazing Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland Talks About Her Own Heroes, from Raven Wilkinson to Prince Misty Copeland inspired the next generation of Black girls as the first Black woman to be named a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. In a wide-ranging interview with LX News host Tabitha Lipkin, she talked about the people who have inspired her — from Raven Wilkinson, who was the first Black ballerina to dance in an all-white company...
sheryl swoopes WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes Reflects on Being Black in America and Her Olympic Experience Former WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes joined LX News host Tabitha Lipkin for an emotional conversation about being Black in America and teaching Black children to love themselves.
poetry ‘The Interruption': A Spoken Word Poem by Kandice Head for Black History Month “Blackness is the interruption you can’t ignore,” writes Kandice Head. The spoken word artist performed her poem “The Interruption” for NBCLX in honor of Black History Month.
mars perseverance rover A NASA Engineer Behind the Mars Rover Believes in ‘Perseverance' From the mailroom to mechanical engineer, Bill Allen has seen it all in his 35-plus year career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. That includes assisting with three Mars missions and four rovers, including Perseverance, which touches down on the red planet this week. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway talked to Allen about his career and the challenges the team faced with...
black history month Between Two Worlds: What Black History Month Means to First-Generation Black Americans Identifying as a Black person in America can be complicated — especially for first-generation Americans. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo, a first-generation American herself, talked to a group of others about identity, community and what Black History Month means to them.
John Lewis Capitol Hill Siege Would Have Broken John Lewis' Heart, Says Documentary Director Dawn Porter spoke with NBCLX about her year spent with Lewis, the passions that drove him, his thoughts on then-President Trump, and revealed what even surprised her about "The Boy From Troy"
