The policy, which applies to all 20 Smithsonian sites, was officially adopted last week.
Jeannine Cooke has launched a petition to make Harriet Tubman the first American woman honored with a federal holiday
In the season finale of PBS' Finding Your Roots, Andre Leon Talley gets some surprise information about his past
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The run-down building in Pittsburgh harkens back to era of flourishing Black culture
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What used to sell neo-Nazi merchandise and host Klan meetings will now be a place dedicated to Black history and…
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The Black-owned newspaper had run for two years, fighting for racial equality and sharing opportunities for newly…
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Tyrone Brooks discussed being mentored by Dr. King and encouraged our present day activists to keep fighting.
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Elizabeth Meaders had been collecting artifacts for over 60 years, including photos of slaves and even Muhammad…
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Coachmen Benjamin Spraggins will have a carriage dedicated to him honoring the groundwork he laid down for coachmen
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Tara Roberts quit her job as magazine editor to search the ocean floor and document the wreckage of slave ships,…
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Gather ‘round students! Your latest Black history lesson is now available online…via Twitter.
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History Channel teamed with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to dive into the efforts Black Americans contributed to the Civil…
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Move over spades players, there’s a new game in town for Black families!
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Carter G. Woodson launched the first Negro History Week on Feb. 7-14, 1926. This would later become Black History…
The "Clotilda" was found on an Alabama coast and much of it remains whole
New facility will remember victims of trans-Atlantic slave trade
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The money comes from the African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which was founded in 2017.
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Handshakes between Black folks are often a symbol of cultural solidarity or cool. But 'the dap,' specifically,…
It's easy to believe the 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory and reverse racism are attempting to rewrite America's…
As Juneteenth approaches, Tampa's local NAACP wants the city to commit to finding the graves that once rested at…
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