During Women’s History Month, Karen Vaughn will spotlight the great women history-makers in Indiana. Julie Carson served nearly 2 decades in the Indiana legislature, before being elected to the U.S. House in 1996. Representative Carson was the first African American and woman to represent the Indiana state capital. Representative Carson fought for the working class […]

In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. During her 8-day missing she worked with U.S. and Japanese researchers, and was a co-investigator on a bone cell experiment. Dr. Jemison was also the first former NASA astronaut to actually appear on any of […]

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Aretha Franklin is know for soul stirring voice that moves generations. Did you the Queen of Soul was the first African-American to appear on the cover of Time Magazine in June 1968. […]

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Loretta Lynch is the first African American female US Attorney General. Loretta earned her Law degree from Havard Law School. Before becoming a prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s office in New York’s […]

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Katherine Johnson was a pioneer in space science and computing. She was known as the “girl who loved to count.” On November 16, 2015, President Barack Obama included Johnson among 17 great […]

Happy Birthday to the great Roberta Flack. She is known for hits like, Killing Me Softly, Black HER-Story ‘She Fact’ Roberta Flack  and Where Is the Love. She is the first person to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year two consecutive times. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” won at […]

Constance Baker Motley: Born in my hometown of New Haven, Ct. Constance Baker Motley was the first African American woman to sit in the New York State Senate and the first African American woman Federal Judge for the District Court for the Southern District Court for the Southern District of New York. She remained on […]

Donyale Luna was the first Black Supermodel. She appeared on the scene in 1965 when she moved to New York City from her native Detroit, Michigan to start her modeling career. Born Peggy Freeman she was discovered by photographer David McCage. A sketch of the 6’2 beauty was published in Harper’s Bazaar in 1965. Donyale […]

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Rosa Parks is today’s Black HER-Story She Fact.  She was the civil rights activist who was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, because she refused give up her seat on the bus after a long day […]

Beyonce is out with the old in with the new for 2016. The singer has fired her entire management team opting for new management that will take her career to the next level. Is that even possible? For the past 10 years Lee Anne Callahan-Longo has represented her endorsements and business deals. Now Bey has enlisted  Steve […]

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Before Venus and Serena tennis champ Lori McNeil was running the courts. Lori defeated Chris Evert during the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan in 1989 during the quarterfinals. She won a […]

In February during Karen in the Afternoon its Black HER-Story Month where we are celebrating Black History month everyday with a “She Fact.” Jane M. Bolin was the first African American woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association and first to join the New York City […]