These letters from Black Americans to the people who once controlled their lives show a desire for freedom and a desperate longing to be reunited with their families. By Gillian…
These letters from Black Americans to the people who once controlled their lives show a desire for freedom and a desperate longing to be reunited with their families. By Gillian…
The Underground Railroad conductor’s understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety By Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian — Harriet Tubman successfully navigated…
By Julianne Malveaux — Zora Neale Hurston has been calling out to Black women since she started writing, collecting our folklore, insisting on our presence. She was a literary sensation…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This year and month marks the 57th anniversary of the assassination and martyrdom of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Nana Min. Malcolm X, who offered and…
A new Pan-African digital multimedia platform Recorded Feb 3, 2022 — IBW’s pioneering new initiative, the Black World Media Network (BWMN) was launched on Feb. 3 with an exciting Webinar…
By Denise Oliver Velez, Daily Kos — I’ve been watching conversations on social media surrounding the need to include Caribbean History, along with Afro-Latin American history, as part of what…
By Julianne Malveaux — How should we commemorate Black History Month? Should corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations bring in speakers, beat drums, and eat soul food? Should folks take out…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — From the third Monday of January, the federal holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, through the end of February, Black History Month, Dr….
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In the midst of our rightful celebration of the life and legacy of Nana Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is important to note that…
The selection of Ms. Sewell, the Nassau County chief of detectives, was seen as one of Eric Adams’s most critical appointments as incoming mayor. By The New York Times —…
Toward the end of his life, Frederick Douglass served briefly as U.S. ambassador to Haiti. The disastrous episode reveals much about the country’s long struggle for Black sovereignty while always…
Scientists investigated whether genetic data collected from 50,000 volunteers lined up with historical shipping manifests. By Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine — A sweeping survey of more than 50,000 people’s DNA…