By Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation — Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day,…
By Michael Lawrence Dickinson, AAIHS — “What happened in Haiti between 1791 and 1804 contradicted much of what happened elsewhere in the world before and since..But what happened in Haiti…
By Linda J. Bilmes and Cornell William Brooks, The Conversation — As Americans celebrate Juneteenth, legislation for a commission to study reparations for harms resulting from the enslavement of nearly 4 million people…
By Ashley Sankey, Atlanta History Center — From steaming plates of savory red beans and rice to cake stands overflowing with decadent sweets, foods shape our culinary world and are…
By Ben Jealous — When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his…
Dr. Maulana Karenga — The celebration of Juneteenth nationally took a new turn in its bid to become a nationally recognized Black holiday last year in the context of the…
The genealogy company has digitized and published 38,000 newspaper articles from between 1788 and 1867—before Black Americans were counted as citizens in the U.S. census. By Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian —…
June 10, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point Open Forum With the Professor Dr. Ron Daniels on the Soapbox. Audience Call-in at 212.209.2877 to Discuss These Topics or Whatever is on…
One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson. By Dave Zirin, The Nation — In 1962, legendary South African activist Dennis Brutus helped…
By Herb Boyd — “William Strickland embraced the challenge of the writing of Malcolm’s life and he did so in spite of the numerous scheduling constraints placed upon a project…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month of remembering, reading and raising up the work and life of August Wilson (April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005), arguably the most successful…
The world-spanning art of the Harlem Renaissance. By Rachel Hunter Himes, The Nation — In January 1969, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened an exhibition dedicated to the vibrant history…