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Newport offered rare opportunities for Black prosperity and dignity during the Gilded Age. How much did the show get right?
Flyer,” about Harriet Tubman, and “Nat Turner, Black Prophet” stress the importance of religion to their subjects and show how history is being crafted now.
Eight African-American Senators made huge impacts on the history of politics. Feb. 1, 2013 — -- intro:The United States Senate has a long history of producing historic leaders, but has ...
Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes was sworn in as the first African-American female president of The Florida Bar. Baker-Barnes hopes to empower the next generation of lawyers and increase diversity in the ...
Funded by Smokies Life, one of the park’s four official partners, this research has been ongoing since 2018 under the auspices of the African American Experiences in the Smokies Project.
When Noelle Trent became president of the Museum of African American History in 2023, she had an overarching mandate: Deliver the faltering museum to its rightful place in Boston’s cultural life.