black history
I Died, Met God, and Came Back as a Roots Healer
The first-person story of Bishop Dickerson, one of the last roots workers in Mississippi.
Black Farmers Are Reclaiming The Industry from Racism, Stereotypes and a Difficult Past
Many African-Americans don’t want to get into farming because of its painful history, but a new generation is making the land their own.
A New Exhibit at the Tate Gives Voice to Civil Rights-Era Black Artists
'Soul of a Nation' looks at what it was like to be a black artist from 1963 to 1983.
A DC Mural Honors 16 African-American Heroes Throughout History
Aniekan Udofia refreshes his iconic homage to Black history on the wall outside Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, DC.
BronxArtSpace Presents a Rethinking of Black Rage and Resistance
'Reclaimed Rage; Resistance' a community-focused exhibition, seeks to turn pain into power.
That Time White People Burned and Pillaged a Black Community on Election Day
The 1920 massacre in Ocoee, Florida, involved whites lynching, castrating, and removing hundreds of blacks from their land in retaliation for them trying to exercise their right to vote.
Orange Soaked Silkscreens Trace Black History in America
LA artist Knowledge Bennett explores African diaspora through newspapers and magazines in his Orange is the New Black exhibition.
What Do Mid-Century Election Photos Teach Us About Today?
A black photographer in Pittsburgh, Charles “Teenie” Harris captured politics, celebrities, and his community from the 1930s to the late 70s
The Corrective Art History of Kerry James Marshall
Ahead of his retrospective 'Mastry,' the artist speaks on society and representation.
Celebrate Black History Month with the Google Cultural Institute
See 51 museums’ black history month exhibits without leaving your house.
Growing Up as a Black Kid in Nazi Germany
Remembering the life of Hans J. Massaquoi, who managed to survive under Hitler's xenophobic regime.
A People's History of Cornbread Stuffing
If it’s Southern and it predates Civil War, it means we’re talking about slavery. The fact is that enslaved people’s hands crafted the most popular American stuffing out of old cornbread.