So, he decided to do something about it. The Miss Black America Pageant celebrated its 58th anniversary in 2026, and to ...

The Miss Black America Pageant celebrated its 58th anniversary in 2026, and to celebrate the milestone, you have to go back to its storied beginning and its founder, John Anderson.

The Miss Black America Pageant made history on multiple fronts at its 58th anniversary celebration, held at the historic Gun & Rod Campground in Houston, Delaware. In a ...

Now 58 years running, the Miss Black America pageant started in 1968 after John Anderson's daughters told him they wanted to be Miss America someday. At that time, a Black woman had never been ...