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Mal Goode was first African-American reporter for a major American TV news network. A new biography of the pioneering broadcaster is finally getting Goode the recognition he deserves.
Pinkster is among an array of lesser-known African American holidays, although historians say it is likely one of the earliest. As the broader U.S. population prepares to honor Juneteenth, a ...
“Minneapolis is a city of progress, but it’s crucial we also reflect on our history and learn from it,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a press conference on July 11. “Minneapolis has long been ...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened to the public in 2016. It contains more than 40,000 artifacts documenting more than 400 years of African American history.
And the exact words that I said is that, 'I'm an American, not an African American.'" "A lot of people on the internet thought I said that I wasn't Black, and I never said that.
We are of African American heritage.” In 1989 the columnist and historian Roger Wilkins told Isabel Wilkerson: “Whenever I go to Africa, I feel like a person with a legitimate place to stand ...
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and ...
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.