Credited as the first female photojournalist in the United States, Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) received a commission in 1899 to photograph the Hampton Institute, a private historically Black university located in Hampton, Virginia. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Founded in 1868, just four years after the Civil War, the Hampton Institute was dedicated to the education of African-American […]
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NYC Monument Will Honor African-American Family Displaced to Make Way for Central Park | Smithsonian.com
But the project has drawn criticism, particularly because the monument will stand some 20 blocks north of Seneca Village’s historic location
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Watch: The 1619 Project, Live at the Smithsonian | The New York Times Magazine
Please join us online today for a conversation about how history is defined — and redefined — featuring historians, journalists and policymakers.
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Who Gave You the Right to Tell That Story? | Vulture
Ten authors on the most divisive question in fiction, and the times they wrote outside their own identities.
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Once homeless, D.C. teacher overcomes odds and wins Teacher of the Year award | WJLA
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Lakeisha Brown has overcome many obstacles in life. This year, she was recognized as the D.C. Public Schools Teacher of the Year. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “A girl from a small town who had a really rough upbringing could possibly win too. I didn’t count myself out,” Brown said. “It’s a moment that I […]
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The FBI Spends a Lot of Time Spying on Black Americans | The Intercept
THE FBI HAS come under intense criticism after a 2017 leak exposed that its counterterrorism division had invented a new, unfounded domestic terrorism category it called “black identity extremism.” Since then, legislators have pressured the bureau’s leadership to be more transparent about its investigation of black activists, and a number of civil rights groups have […]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates pulls few punches at Raleigh “Color of Education” summit | NC Policy Watch
Acclaimed author draws parallels between slavery and sexual violence
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This Black Woman Runs The Newest Luxury Yacht Charter Service | Travel Noire
As a young girl growing up on Virginia’s eastern shore, Sheila Ruffin came to love boats at an early age. Her grandfather was an avid boater so she spent a lot of her childhood around the water. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Once she was older, Sheila would go on to attend law school. After learning that she […]
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20 Southern Women Changing the World | Garden & Gun
These powerhouses from across the region are making a difference
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Prince Memoir, ‘The Beautiful Ones,’ Brings To Life A Vision In One’s Mind | NPR WAMU 88.5
I’m a longtime Prince fan. I would listen to his raunchy songs with the sound turned down low so my parents couldn’t hear, because even before I understood a lot of the double entendre in his lyrics, I sensed they — and he — were naughty. And, of course, my parents confirmed. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Once […]
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