Respecting the legacy and sacredness of Black family reunions
From informal congregations to consciousness-shifting protests, both chosen and familial…
Nearly 200 Years Later, Yale Awards Degree To The First Known Black Student At The School
Yale University is giving an honorary degree to the first…
Born into slavery, a Kentucky Derby champ became an American superstar
Jockey Isaac Murphy on the thoroughbred Tenny, c. 1890. (Keeneland…
Did You Know That The Easter Monday Tradition In America Started Because Of Segregation?
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE / Photo:…
30 Black Trailblazing Historical Figures To Celebrate This Black History Month
February may be the shortest month of the year, but…
Dr. George Franklin Grant: The Inventor, Dentist, & Harvard’s First Black Professor
He was a pioneer in every sense of the word!…
The Short-Lived Promise of ’40 Acres and a Mule’
“What do you want for your own people?” That’s the…
How the watermelon stereotype came to be weaponized against Black Americans
Black children eating watermelon Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images For centuries, watermelon…
A Congressman’s Life-Long Fight to Bring Racial Justice to the US Military Awards of the Medal of Honor
Nationwide — November 11 is Veterans Day in the United…
How the Slavery-Like Conditions of Convict Leasing Flourished After the Collapse of Reconstruction
Prisoners stumbled and clanked through the predawn light, making their…
Former Slave Bridget “Biddy” Mason, Los Angeles Real Estate Mogul
Bridget ‘Biddy’ Mason had made her living as a nurse…