Every month has its litany of persons born who went on to exhibit their Black excellence unashamedly, leaving their mark on society for generations to come. May is no different. On May 3, 1898, ...

One of the world’s great rivers, the mighty Mississippi is storied in American culture, history and identity. It’s where ...

This commentary is by Peter A. Thomas. He is a retired UVM research associate professor. The text is adapted from his ...

He can try to rewrite history, but we have the receipts. And as the Smithsonian’s exhibits magnificently illustrate, African ...

Explore the legacy of Dr. Lillie May Carroll Jackson and her role in the civil rights movement through the 'ReReading the ...

In the SAM’s beautiful, sun-lit lobby, you’ll learn little-known stories about people in the Civil Rights Movement that will ...

The Rev. James D. Peters Jr. marched with Martin Luther King Jr. across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and later ...

Thirty-seven years after protests at Gallaudet University, an innovative new film thrusts hearing audiences into the deaf experience ...

As the Trump administration tries to remake society along apartheid lines, your vote to stop the assault, however unlikely, ...

Conservatives don’t just want white dominance. They want to be able to abuse Black people in the worst ways possible—and get ...

With Donald Trump back in the White House, some on the right have seized upon the moment to throw their support behind a ...

The historic jail once held the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and 16 rabbis during the apex of the Civil Rights movement.