Atlanta Journal-Constitution2h
H.J. Russell helped build Atlanta. His family is expanding that legacy
Constitution. All Rights Reserved. Just as a skyscraper comes into form beam by beam, a legacy takes on new shape with time. Herman Jerome “H.J.” Russell broke racial and economic barriers 70 years ...
100 Years of How Black Painters See Themselves
Koyo Kouoh, who will curate the 2026 Venice Biennale, has assembled a huge survey at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts in ...
A US Congressman, his enslaved half-brothers and the history of an Austin log farmstead
Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...
Yakima Herald-Republic1d
African Village nurtured Black culture in the Yakima Valley in the 1970s
Patillos, how much love they showed us, the confidence. they really built us up. they made sure that all of us ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
CCH Pounder’s portrait collection is part of the African American Museum’s ongoing exhibit
A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...
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The Best Free Museums In America For A Perfect Family Day Trip
Museums are a great way to spend time in a new city, while also learning in the process. These are the best free, ...
One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...