Julius Franklin Nimmons Jr. (1939- )
The academic historian and university administrator Julius Franklin Nimmons Jr. was born on September 11, 1939, in Danville, Virginia, to Julius Franklin Nimmons Sr. from Scotia, South Carolina, and Mozella…
‘Athletic prowess and great ambition’: major Joan Mitchell survey begins its three-stop tour
Kenneth BakerJoan Mitchell (1925-92) pursued a long, successful painting career, chafing frequently under condescending rubrics such as “second-generation Abstract Expressionist” and “woman painter”. An 80-piece survey opening at the San…
From New York streets to museum walls: works by the city's Public Artists in Residence acquired by major institutions
Gabriella AngeletiThe Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London and the Library of Congress in Washington DC have acquired works from a series of illustrations by the New York-based artist…
Spike Lee to edit 9/11 docuseries after backlash to conspiracy inclusion
“People are going to just think what they think,” the acclaimed film director told The New York Times in an interview. Acclaimed film director Spike Lee is asking audiences to…
2021 Urban One Honors Winners: Meet The Black Women Leading The Change
— BY, TANAY HUDSON In the Black community, Black women are the matriarchs. The problem solvers. The providers. The protectors. The storytellers. They often don’t just fulfill these roles for…
Val Demings makes the case for a statewide run
The Florida Democrat talks to The 19th’s Errin Haines about legislation on policing and voting, that testy exchange with Jim Jordan and what could be next for her politically. —…
9 Entrepreneurs Who Helped Build Tulsa’s Black Wall Street
Before the Tulsa Race Massacre, the city’s African American district thrived as a community of business leaders and visionaries. — BY, ALEXIS CLARK As more is learned about the Tulsa…
Secret history: the warrior women who fought their enslavers
Historian Rebecca Hall works with a graphic artist in her new book to reclaim the stories of the female rebels on ships and plantations — BY, ROB WALKER Growing up…
Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem’s ‘Numbers Queen,’ Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions
In the 1930s, the enigmatic figure ran an illegal lottery while championing New York City’s Black community — BY, SARAH DURN On the eve of the Great Depression, with Prohibition…
Critical race theory is a lens. Here are 11 ways looking through it might refine your understanding of history
Members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), an African-American civil rights organization, chained to one another outside the New York City Hall protesting against employment discrimination, New York City,…