This place–the International African American Museum–had to be here. No place in America has been untouched by the influence of people descended from the enslaved who began arriving in what ...

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The Baton Rouge African American Museum was founded and curated by Ms. Sadie Roberts Joseph, who opened its doors in 2001. Roberts’ vision was to showcase and educate the community on the ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.© Kayla Bartkowski Students wait in vain for food service at this F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, N.C., on April 20 ...

Colin Kaepernick, African art: AP African American studies reworked after controversy Florida education officials, saying the course "lacked educational value," rejected the class, but the course ...

African American studies will be available in US high schools as an Advanced Placement course for the first time, starting in the 2023-24 school year.

Back in January, Florida barred its schools from piloting an Advanced Placement course in African American studies. At the time, the state’s evaluators justified this decision with reference to ...