Former inmate Kerwin Pittman buys prison, transforming it into a transitional housing and workforce development hub for the formerly incarcerated.
“Photography and the Black Arts Movement” explores the role of visual art at a time when Black culture is increasingly under attack.
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Black History Month transformed America by restoring hidden histories, shaping education, and empowering Black communities.
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Black History Month marks 100 years, but the fight to protect Black history is far from over amid censorship and erasure.
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On Dec. 16, a statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns—a Black teenager whose courage reshaped American education—was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. In 1951, Johns led a student walkout at her segregated Virginia high school, a bold act that helped dismantle school segregation nationwide. The unveiling marked a powerful shift in historical memory: her statue replaced […]
Discover the history of Deep Ellum, Dallas' Black cultural hub and how racist urban planning erased this thriving community.
This year, the U.S. Open is paying tribute to change maker, Althea Gibson, a trailblazer whose impact forever changed the face of tennis.
Black people have been present in Scotland for over 500 years, arriving through various means across different periods of Scottish history.
Harriet E. Wilson is considered the first Black woman to publish a novel in the U.S. Her book, 'Our Nig,' was released in 1859.
After sunset, Black people had to be out of these hostile sundown towns. It was a matter of life and death in some instances.
Don Cornelius, the legendary creator and host of 'Soul Train,' cemented an incredible legacy for Black music throughout the '70s and early 2000s.
The Robert Charles Riots of 1900 in New Orleans are a brutal reminder that justice in America once looked like mob rule.