African American History
Famed for “Immortal” Cells, Henrietta Lacks is Immortalized in Portraiture
Lacks's cells gave rise to medical miracles, but ethical questions of propriety and ownership continue to swirl
The Army's First Black Nurses Were Relegated to Caring for Nazi Prisoners of War
Prohibited from treating white GIs, the women felt betrayed by the country they sought to serve
One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI
Their courage made headlines across the country, hailing the African-American regiment as heroes even as they faced discrimination at home
Pilot, Thinker, Soldier, Spy: The Epic "Timeless" Season Finale Twofer
The heroes help Harriet Tubman raid the Confederacy before leaving their heart in San Francisco
What Happens When Art History Gets Refigured
A museum in Seattle shows the incredible power of subverting the traditional course of representation
A New Show About Neighborhoods Facing Gentrification Offers a Cautionary Tale
As cities face multi-billion-dollar developments, the question remains “Who Owns the City?”
Artist's Quilts Pay Tribute to African-American Women
Artist Stephen Towns' first museum exhibition showcases his painterly skill through traditional textile art
In the Shadow of Stone Mountain
The past, present, and future of the African-American community are nestled beneath the country’s largest Confederate monument
Five Things to See at Alabama’s New Memorial to Lynching Victims
The memorial, along with a new museum, exposes America's fraught legacy of racial violence from slavery to lynchings to mass incarceration
The African American History and Culture Museum Wins Gold for Going Green
How the Smithsonian’s newest museum set the bar for sustainability in architecture
Public Sculpture in Tennessee Will Memorialize Lynching Victim
Chattanooga confronts its history with a planned memorial to a young black man named Ed Johnson who was murdered by a white lynch mob in 1906
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Sparked Uprisings in Cities Across America
Known as the Holy Week Uprisings, the collective protests resulted in 43 deaths, thousands of arrests, and millions of dollars of property damage
In His Speeches, MLK Carefully Evoked the Poetry of Langston Hughes
To avoid being labeled a communist sympathizer, King had to distance himself from Hughes, but he still managed to channel the controversial poet
Linda Brown, at the Center of Brown v. Board of Education, Has Died
After being refused enrollment at an all-white school in Topeka, Kansas, Brown's court case led to the historic Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation
U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection Will Get Its First State-Commissioned Statue of a Black American
A statue of educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune will replace a statue of a Confederate general
First Museum Committed to Sharing the Stories of Historically Black Colleges Opens
The HBCU Museum in Washington, D.C., launched March 9 and has plans to expand to a second location in Atlanta
Pioneering Black Journalist Les Payne Has Died at Age 76
The fearless Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>Newsday</i> reporter and editor, who was a founding member of NABJ, paved the way for journalists of color
Underground Railroad Safe House Discovered in Philadelphia
Preservationists say they have identified the home of famed black abolitionist William Still, who offered refuge to hundreds of freedom seekers
A New Memorial Remembers the Thousands of African-Americans Who Were Lynched
Next month's opening of the monument in Alabama will be a necessary step in reckoning with America's deadly past
Monument to a Historic Black Woman Will Replace Racist Statue in Pittsburgh
A city task force is asking the public to help decide who should be honored
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