1. Donyale Luna Made High Fashion More Inclusive In the ’60s, the fashion world was still overwhelmingly white, but Donyale Luna changed that when she became the first Black woman to grace the cover of British Vogue in 1966. With […]
1. Will Smith – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Before Will Smith became a blockbuster action star, he was best known for his role as the goofy yet lovable Will on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. At the time, he
1. Big Hair and Aqua Net Overload The bigger, the better—that was the motto when it came to ’80s hair. Whether you were teasing it to the heavens or spraying it stiff with Aqua Net, hairstyles defied gravity and logic.
1. Carol Brady – The Brady Bunch Carol Brady seemed like the perfect TV mom, always doling out wisdom and love to her blended family. But let’s be honest—she let Alice do most of the actual parenting. Carol rarely disciplined
1. Racial Zoning Laws Literally Mapped Out Segregation Back in the early 1900s, cities like Baltimore actually created maps that dictated where Black people could and couldn’t live. These racial zoning laws made it illegal for Black homeowners to move
1. In Arizona, It’s Illegal to Have a Donkey Sleep in a Bathtub Back in the ‘20s, a rancher’s donkey got a little too comfortable snoozing in an abandoned bathtub. Everything was fine until a flood swept the tub (and
1. The Lion King (1994) If you’re holding onto an original VHS copy of The Lion King, you might be sitting on a small treasure. This Disney classic, especially in its original clamshell packaging, is a coveted find for collectors.
