History
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Hidden in Plain Site is a Virtual tour of Richmond’s Black past
Hidden in Plain Site shows viewers some of the important, but often overlooked sites that were significant to the slave trade in Richmond
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Rhode Island Town Makes Scholarship Fund To Atone For Its Role In Slavery
Jamestown also plans on flying the Juneteenth Flag from June 19 to July 5.
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Non-Profit Apologizes For Its Role in the Tuskegee Experiment
The Milbank Memorial Fund has issued a formal apology to the descendants of the participants in The Tuskegee Experiment
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Site of First Black Power Conference to be Demolished
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center plans to use the lot for parking and a loading bay.
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Leaked Report Shows That Harvard Has 7,000 Remains of Native Americans, And 19 Enslaved People
While many American universities attempt to reconcile their history with slavery, more information continues to surface.
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Why One Man Sees The Need To Trademark Juneteenth In Order To Protect Black Culture
Holding on to our history in these days of cultural appropriation makes sense.
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New Smithsonian Policy Returns Looted, Unethically Acquired Items
The policy, which applies to all 20 Smithsonian sites, was officially adopted last week.
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Philadelphia Bookstore Owner Wants to Make Harriet Tubman Day a Reality
Jeannine Cooke has launched a petition to make Harriet Tubman the first American woman honored with a federal holiday
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Andre Leon Talley Learned Truth About His Ancestors Before His Death
In the season finale of PBS' Finding Your Roots, Andre Leon Talley gets some surprise information about his past
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George W. Bush Contributes to $800k Donation To Renovate Former Black Opera House
The run-down building in Pittsburgh harkens back to era of flourishing Black culture