Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...
It’s no small feat to celebrate a 150th birthday. In 2025, Smith College is commemorating the sesquicentennial anniversary of ...
Scholar Kathryn Vaggalis has untangled the complex racial identity of Greek immigrants to America in her research of Greek "picture brides." ...
Ringgold’s painting was not. It was Barbara Drummond, a correctional officer and a former volunteer at the Schomburg Center ...
The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving ...
Faith Ringgold painted a vibrant mural at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island. A few years later, it was ...
Donald Trump’s measures ending government diversity efforts are part of a much broader effort to reverse civil rights gains ...
During Black History Month, it is important to look at how far the education system for Black people has come. When slavery ...
Muhammad operates the Torchlight Academy Black History tours year-round, especially during black history month and Juneteenth. He says the words etched in stone is a sign that delineates segregation, ...
More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...
A Hunterdon restaurant headed by award-winning female chefs has been named one of the best in the country. Here's what you ...