Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Education

Born into a world awash in racism and sexism, the singer Billie Holiday soon became a beloved voice, known for her unique, jazz-influenced style....

Education

In 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley — thought leaders from dramatically different backgrounds — made plans to debate race relations and the...

Education

Today, many are familiar with the term “filibuster,” a procedure to prolong debate and delay a vote — but less well-known is its complicated...

Education

One vital but less-known story from early America is that of Onesimus, an African man enslaved in the colonies who helped change the shape...

Education

Transitioning from job to job as a teenager, Oscar Micheaux was able to write a story that was inspired by his experience on a...

Education

Opportunities for freed black children to further their educational journey after high school were limited. As a direct response to minimal options, black people...

Education

Fresh off an oil-boom, the black residents of Greenwood, Okla. built a booming community known as The Negro Wall Street. But in May of...

Education

Lynching was an action used to terrorize the black community for generations, with the first known public display of this injustice taking place in...

Education

In 1965, one of the last traceable remnants of Jim Crow ideology were thought to be taken off the books with the passage of...

More Posts