How the Son of Marcus Garvey is Demanding Justice
Dr. Julius Garvey has a lot to celebrate. His father’s life and legacy is part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and... Read More
Exclusive: Linda Johnson Rice Talks About the NMAAHC
It was more than a century in the making, but well worth the wait. With thousands of artifacts detailing hundreds of years of African-American... Read More
Smithsonian’s Black History Museum Debuts, Placing a Lens on Our Heritage
President Obama shined a beacon on the opening of the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African-American History and Culture with an impassioned speech that... Read More
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The NMAAHC: Images of Who We Are
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture opened Saturday and gave visitors a new, technologically sophisticated and interactive way to view the... Read More
The Smithsonian’s New Black History Museum and the Riches Within
Jefferson Davis, a U.S. senator from Mississippi and subsequent president of the Confederate States of America, was a founding member of the Smithsonian Institution’s... Read More
Exclusive: Allyson Felix, The Best to Ever Do It
Her numbers are earth-shattering. In three Olympic appearances, she’s won nine medals; six gold & three silver, and following the 2016 Rio Olympics, she’s... Read More
At Georgetown, Opening a Door to History, Truth and Engagement
During the peak days of the heat and humidity of August in Washington, D.C, my colleagues and I don our academic regalia to mark... Read More
Georgetown University Attempts to Attone for Role in Slave Trade
Georgetown University has announced that it will give admissions preference to the descendants of 272 slaves that it sold in an attempt at reconciliation for profiting... Read More
The History of Box Braids
Do you remember when syndicated radio host Don Imus referred to the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hoes” back in 2007? Sure, this... Read More
The Black Olympians: Class of 1936
Gymnast Simone Biles. Swimmer Simone Manuel. Shot putter Michelle Carter. All three won gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics in sports not typically... Read More
