Activism
The Revolutionary 1965 Supreme Court Decision That Declared Sex a Private Affair
A Smithsonian curator of medicine and science looks back to the days when police could arrest couples for using contraception
This Small Library Off the Coast of Maine Is Collecting Banned Books
With challenges to books in the United States at a high, the Matinicus Island Library is a remote haven for controversial literature
Tourism Gets a Refresh in the Hands of Activists Seeking to Decolonize the Industry
Operators practicing 'solidarity tourism' push back against travel that can be environmentally and socially destructive
How Black Men Changed the World
A Smithsonian traveling exhibition powerfully dismantles corrosive myths with triumphant portraits and the stories of African American men
Why This American Girl Doll Inspires Environmental Activism
The story of Evette Peters is bolstered by the Anacostia Community Museum's research into Washington D.C.'s local neighborhoods and urban waterways
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Personal Library Is Up for Auction
The late Supreme Court justice's collection includes novels, law books, notes and other documents dating back to her youth
This Locket Memorializes a Black Activist Couple Murdered in a Christmas 1951 Bombing
Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore attracted the KKK's ire for their tireless promotion of civil rights in the Jim Crow South
When Humane Societies Threw Christmas Parties for Horses
Held across the U.S. in the early 20th century, the events sought to raise awareness for poor living conditions and offer the animals a holiday respite
Five Important Questions About COP26 Answered
Representatives from nearly 200 nations are expected to meet and report on climate change promises made in the Paris Agreement
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
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
The Sex Education Pamphlet That Sparked a Landmark Censorship Case
Women's rights activist Mary Ware Dennett was arrested in 1929 for mailing a booklet deemed "obscene, lewd or lascivious"
'Suspicious' Fire Destroys Porch at Susan B. Anthony House and Museum
Authorities are investigating the blaze, which left the New York landmark's historic interior and contents largely unscathed
In a City Flush With Power and Wealth, D.C.'s Ward 8 Faces Food Inequity
Eleven percent of U.S. households experience hunger; an expansive, new exhibition focuses how a local community manages this national problem
Track the Hidden Histories Lurking in the Street Names of Washington, D.C.
A new exhibition highlights the people behind some of the capital city’s roadways, plazas and parks
The Incredible Story of Lesbian Activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon
After first meeting in 1950, the couple was instrumental in founding the nation’s first organization for gay women
Why Indigenous Activists Are Driving a 25-Foot Totem Pole Across the Country
Master carvers from the Lummi Nation, a Native tribe in Washington, crafted the 5,000-pound object from a single red cedar tree
How Nigeria's Oluwaseyi Moejoh's Conservation Activism Is Spreading Across Africa and Beyond
The founder of U-recycle Initiative Africa, current law student, and all-around force for positive change is a powerful advocate for a sustainable planet
Chicago's First Monument to a Black Woman Will Commemorate Activist Ida B. Wells
Sculptor Richard Hunt designed the statue, which is called 'Light of Truth'
Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is Now a Federal Holiday
June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery in Texas and, by extension, the Confederate states
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