African American History
Hester Ford, the U.S.' Oldest Living Person, Dies at 115—or 116
Born in 1904 or 1905, the supercentenarian lived through two World Wars, the civil rights movement and two major pandemics
How D.C.'s Newly Unveiled WWI Memorial Commemorates the Global Conflict
The space's central feature, a 60-foot-long wall of remembrance, remains unfinished
The Unmatched Bravery of the Harlem Hellfighters
A salute to the all-Black World War I fighting unit
Why Poetry Is Experiencing an Awakening
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of April’s National Poetry Month with these workshops from the National Museum of African American History and Culture
How Do We Remember Selena?
On the anniversary of her 50th birthday, honoring the legacy of the first Tejana singer to top the U.S. Billboard charts with her Spanish-language album
How an Art Exhibition in Breonna Taylor's Hometown Honors Her Life and Impact
The Louisville show is organized around three overarching themes proposed by Taylor's mother: promise, witness and remembrance
Black Protesters Have Been Rallying Against Confederate Statues for Generations
When Tuskegee student Sammy Younge, Jr., was murdered in 1966, his classmates focused their righteous anger on a local monument
Activist Group Will Return Stolen Confederate Monument—After Converting It Into a Toilet
"White Lies Matter" had pledged to deliver the stone chair intact if the United Daughters of the Confederacy displayed a specific banner
How Los Angeles Plans to Preserve the City's Black Cultural Heritage
Just 3 percent of L.A.'s historic landmarks commemorate African American history. A new three-year project hopes to change that
Women Resistance Fighters of WWII, the Secret Lives of Ants and Other New Books to Read
These April releases elevate overlooked stories and offer insights on oft-discussed topics
How the Rosenwald Schools Shaped a Generation of Black Leaders
Photographer Andrew Feiler's years-long journey through 15 Southern states rescued stories of the fading buildings and the lives they changed
Meet Naturalist Graceanna Lewis, Who Played a Key Role in the Underground Railroad
One of the first three woman to be accepted into the Academy of Natural Sciences, Lewis left behind a legacy of science and soclal progress
Graves of Enslaved People Discovered on Founding Father's Delaware Plantation
A signee of the U.S. Constitution, John Dickinson enslaved as many as 59 men, women and children at one time
The Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Soars on the Wing of This World War II Aircraft
The 80th anniversary of the first Black flying unit is a time to recall the era when military service meant confronting foes both at home and abroad
Decades Before the Civil War, Black Activists Organized for Racial Equality
Though they were just a small percentage of the state’s population, African Americans petitioned the state of Ohio to repeal racist laws
Who Were the Scottsboro Nine?
The young black men served a combined total of 130 years for a crime they never committed
New Project Reimagines the U.S.' First Antislavery Newspaper, the 'Emancipator'
A joint initiative from Boston University and the "Boston Globe" revamps a 19th-century abolitionist publication for 21st-century research about race
Looking Back at the Tulsa Race Massacre, 100 Years Later
Confronting the murderous attack on the most prosperous black community in the nation
The Unrealized Promise of Oklahoma
How the push for statehood led a beacon of racial progress to oppression and violence
How Alicia D. Williams Is Reviving Storytelling for Black Children
Williams wanted a different story for her daughter—and for herself. So, she set out to write it
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