Celebrating Juneteenth in the Realities of 2017
It’s been over 150 years since our ancestors were “freed” from slavery. Well, it’s been 150 years for some of them. On June 19th, we celebrated the 152nd anniversary of…
Dashcam Reveals Heartbreaking Truth Behind Philando Castile’s Murder
On Tuesday evening, Ramsey County, MN released dashcam footage of the police-led shooting death of our brother Philando Castile. This heartbreaking imagery adds an exclamation point to the end of…
The Emergence of Jazz as the Ultimate Genre
The origin of jazz is a complex story about the relationship between music and race in America. It was born from Black artists who came from a tradition of making…
The Remarkable Legacies of the Stokes Brothers
The Stokes brothers are political legends in Cleveland, Ohio. Here’s why. Though born as the great-grandsons of enslaved Africans, and raised in the impoverished Cleveland neighborhood of Central, Carl and…
The Emergence of Jazz as the Ultimate Genre
The origin of jazz is a complex story about the relationship between music and race in America. It was born from Black artists who came from a tradition of making…
You Can Thank These Black Women For Your Favorite Movies
We all have films that we love in the Black community, but how often do we pay attention to exactly who brought those movies to life for us? While we…
Alvin Ailey – October Gallery
Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. He is credited…
You Can Thank These Black Women For Your Favorite Movies
We all have films that we love in the Black community, but how often do we pay attention to exactly who brought those movies to life for us? While we…
Emma Amos – October Gallery
Emma Amos (born 1938) is a postmodernist African-American painter and printmaker. Early life Emma Amos was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 1938. Amos took an interest in art…
Why Did Black Voters Flee The Republican Party In The 1960s?
It is not uncommon to hear pundits talk about about Black voters’ unfaltering loyalty to the Democratic party, regarding the Black vote for Democrats as an inevitability. Indeed, for the…