The Photos That Lifted Up the Black Is Beautiful Movement
For over 50 years, the photographer Kwame Brathwaite captured African-American beauty and fashion, giving visual power to black power. Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many…
by October Gallery
For over 50 years, the photographer Kwame Brathwaite captured African-American beauty and fashion, giving visual power to black power. Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many…
The word backlash gained popularity in the summer of 1963, when, after dallying on the issue for the first two years of his presidency, President John F. Kennedy proposed significant…
Michelle Duster, author, educator, and the great-granddaughter of pioneering journalist and activist Ida B. Wells, announced that she will be publishing a biography about her great-grandmother’s extraordinary life and career.…
TULSA, Okla. — Jim Goodwin ran his thumb over the screen of his iPhone, reading a rough draft of a newspaper editorial. In 300 words, the author recounted one of…
Wilson Jerman, who first worked for Eisenhower and retired under the Obamas, has died aged 91 Tributes from former first families have rolled in after the death from Covid-19 of…
The lead scientist who is researching a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine tells STEM students to stay focused, have a true career support team and to let their own good work be…
Fifty years after its Broadway debut, the play remains as vital as it was in 1970. Lorraine Hansberry was a master scribe. She used her writing to redefine difference. The…
The grand opening is scheduled for Labor Day, September 7, 2020. The Museum is still planning to meet that date but keeping a close watch on COVID-19 and the need…
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments is and should be read as a historic and contemporary text that excavates the untold life projects and struggles of individuals confined to the lower rungs…
OXFORD, Miss. — Ben Williams, the first African-American to play in a football game for Ole Miss, died on Monday in Jackson, Mississippi. He was 65. Williams enrolled at Ole…