The history of African-Americans and the California Gold Rush is a complicated one, and often overlooked. But it’s part of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Mae Reeves’ Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture
African-American women have been wearing fancy hats to church for generations. That tradition is being celebrated at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which officially opens in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24. Vintage turbans, caps and fascinators that span a half-century are on display — all from the shop of one woman.
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The Best Black Business District in Detroit?
When most of the national media talks about Detroit’s comeback, they normally focus on two areas, downtown or Midtown.
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Ava DuVernay and Queen Sugar Look Like the Future of Television
The filmmaker talks Oprah, TV, and what it’s like to adapt A Wrinkle in Time.
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Civil rights icon Angela Davis wants young activists to challenge their heroes
Just a peek of Angela Davis’ iconic Afro making its way up the stairs and onto the stage was enough to send the crowd at University of South Africa (UNISA) into a frenzied applause. Davis was clearly overwhelmed.
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Black as We Wanna Be
Trying to remedy racism on its own intellectual terrain is like trying to extinguish a fire by striking another match. The fiction must be unbelieved, the fire stamped out.
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Afropreneurs: Designer Berchell Egerton on Connecting Brooklyn to Africa
For being only 25-years-old, designer-entrepreneur Berchell Egerton of Made in Afrooklyn has had many past lives, although painting and design has always been at the forefront.
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Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation Vaults into Detroit
The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF), a not-for-profit organization that provides free and low-cost quality gymnastics for inner-city youth, is proud to announce that they are coming to Detroit!
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Meet the East Coast’s First Black Female Comic Book Store Owner
Ariell Johnson checks out a customer at the cash register as patrons browse her store’s collection of comic books. The 33-year-old is the owner of Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse in Philadelphia. You might say Johnson is a superhero herself.
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Are Race Relations Responsible for the Surge in HBCU Enrollment?
A survey finds that some HBCUs are seeing as high as a 39 percent increase in student enrollment
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