Juneteenth (June 19) marks the day at the end of the Civil War in 1865 that Union troops told the last slaves (in Galveston, ...

The award-winning Harvard historian presents an intimate portrait of the experiences of her family and her memories of life ...

Surprisingly learning these stories gave me strength,” he said. “I revered these incredible people for their ability to ...

Her efforts included doing extensive genealogical research and trying varied outreach methods, even cold calling the quiltmakers' relatives.

The Gibbes Museum of Art, a beacon for the arts in the American South since its establishment in 1858, announces the world ...

Instead, they will both be transferred to the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina ― the state of the subjects' enslavement, according to the New York Times.

Fortune, Chief Curator, National Portrait Gallery New York artist ... of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Object no. 2011.26.6. Stowe was brought up in a family ...

With her use of bright colors, Blades is sometimes compared to Jackson Pollack, the Abstract Expressionist who splattered and ...

It's been 10 years since a White supremacist gunned down Black churchgoers in Charleston. The families hope commemoration ...

Roots Community Health, founded in Oakland, opened its San Jose branch in 2017. Chief Administrative Officer Alma Burrell said building trust with clients and hiring workers who understand the ...

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on ...

Two Philadelphia artists – a photographer and a performance poet – combine their shared passion for observing and documenting ...