African American History
These Vintage Photos of Venus and Serena Williams Reveal the Truth of 'King Richard'
Seen as preteens, the future tennis sensations loved each other as much as they loved the sport
Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Are Exonerated After 55 Years
Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam, who each served more than 20 years of a life sentence, had always maintained their innocence
The Little-Known Recording of Louis Armstrong Reciting 'The Night Before Christmas'
Shortly before he died, the jazz legend offered his own rendition of the classic holiday poem
The Met's New Period Room Envisions a Thriving Afrofuturist Community
The Manhattan museum's latest imagined space blends Black history and contemporary art
Art Enthusiast Spots Long-Lost Sculpture by Black Folk Artist in Missouri Front Yard
William Edmondson had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1937 but was buried in an unmarked grave following his death in 1951
Why Museums Are Primed to Address Racism, Inequality in the U.S.
Smithsonian leaders discuss how the Institution can be a powerful place for investigating and addressing society’s most difficult issues
Claudette Colvin, Who Was Arrested for Refusing to Give Up Her Bus Seat in 1955, Is Fighting to Clear Her Record
The civil rights pioneer pushed back against segregation nine months before Rosa Parks' landmark protest but has long been overlooked
America Is Still Reckoning With the Failures of Reconstruction
A new NMAAHC book and exhibition examine the reverberating legacies of the post-Civil War era
Singer and Artist Solange Debuts Free Library of Rare Books by Black Authors
Readers in the U.S. can borrow 50 titles, including collections of poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes and a sci-fi novel by Octavia Butler
'Shaft,' 'Super Fly' and the Birth of Blaxploitation
In this excerpt from ‘Music Is History,’ the drummer for the Roots and all-around music ambassador looks at a year when everything changed
The Trailblazing, Multifaceted Activism of Lawyer-Turned-Priest Pauli Murray
New documentary tells the story of a Black and LGBTQ thinker who helped lay the legal groundwork for fighting gender- and race-based discrimination
Colin Powell, First Black Secretary of State, Dies of Covid-19 at 84
The decorated general broke racial barriers in the U.S. military but attracted criticism for his part in paving the way for the Iraq War
Who Is the Enslaved Child in This Portrait of Yale University's Namesake?
Scholars have yet to identify the young boy, but new research offers insights on his age and likely background
Survey Identifies Correlation Between Confederate Monuments and Lynchings
Counties with higher numbers of statues honoring the Confederacy recorded more racially motivated killings of Black Americans
Why Andy Warhol Peed on This Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat
One of the iconic Pop Artist's "oxidation" paintings, the work will go up for auction at Christie's next month
Before Rhode Island Built Its State House, a Racist Mob Destroyed the Community That Lived There
In 1831, a group of white rioters razed the Providence neighborhood of Snowtown. Now, archaeologists are excavating its legacy
Scholars Spent a Year Scrutinizing America's Monuments. Here's What They Learned
A major audit of nearly 50,000 monuments reveals the historical figures, themes and myths that dominate the nation's commemorative landscape
These Stunning Artworks Capture the Resilience—and Defiance—of Black Lives Matter
At NMAAHC's new show "Reckoning" Bisa Butler’s vivid Harriet Tubman joins works from Amy Sherald, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other prominent visual artists
American History as Seen Through Quilts
For historians, the textiles are much more than just decorative covers for a bed
National Cathedral to Replace Confederate-Themed Stained Glass With Art Dedicated to Racial Justice
Artist Kerry James Marshall will create two new windows for the historic Washington, D.C. church
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