Source: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. ET, July 2, 2025 Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers would be turning 100 years old today, and every American
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Well, it happened, y’all. After his anti-diversity warpath caused uncertainty among multiple federal agencies as to whether Black History Month should even be
Source: Dmytro Chernykov / Getty UPDATED: 8:00 AM EST February 20, 2025 In the intricate tapestry of racial epithets that mar American history, there exists one word that
A 1902 portrait of Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific
Source: instagram / Instagram For our Black History Month spotlight, we highlight a financial pioneer this week. William Madison McDonald emerged as an innovative African American entrepreneur, politician
A portrait of Harriet Tubman in 1878. Library of Congress/Getty Images Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she
Source: Bettmann / Getty When discussing the pioneers of Black Hollywood, names like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne often come to mind. But before them, there was Fredi Washington.
Source: undefined undefined / Getty A little church in Windsor Mill, Maryland, is gaining attention for powerful artifacts of Black history found within its walls. On Feb.
Source: Roberto Machado Noa / Getty Black Americans are a people who often struggle to find their place in the larger Black diaspora because our lineage was stolen
