From African slaves who cultivated their own musical styles, to fiddlers who provided dance music for the Southern white gentry, to the lyrical cries of Black...
Father Augustus Tolton, the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black priest, who is slated to become the church’s first Black saint, was born into slavery in Missouri...
In 1908, Col. Allen Allensworth established the only town fully financed, built, and designed by all Blacks in California. Now it’s preserved as a state park....
Learning Black History Year Round When she was 7 years old, Bessie Blount Griffin was slapped on the knuckles for writing with her left hand. So...
God on Wall Street As each day goes by, it seems like the discussion about reparations for African Americans is as isolated today, as it was...
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers marched to Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and slavery was abolished. More than two years...
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an...
God on Wall Street On November 20, 1866, General Oliver Otis Howard, along with 10 other people, played a key role in the founding of Howard...
When the powers that be came to Paula Fass to ask her to take over as the faculty director at UC Berkeley’s The Magnes Collection of...
Africville was an African-Canadian village located just north of Halifax and founded in the mid-18th century. The City of Halifax demolished the once-prosperous seaside community in...
Another civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin, responded, “If my great-grandfather picked cotton for 50 years, then he may deserve some money, but he’s dead and gone...
Heralded for the success of the museum he led from idea to fruition, Lonnie G. Bunch III is the first African American to lead the Smithsonian...
Learning Black History Year Round There are many stories told about extraordinary slave escapes. Without maps or compasses, many depended on quilts, songs, and even the...
Learning Black History Year Round: World War II was an era that spawned numerous important inventions. A severely wounded soldier could die of blood loss. Which...
God on Wall Street In 2017, Drew Gilpin Faust, then President of Harvard University, drew national acclaim when she presented to the academic world a conference...
Part 1 This Juneteenth is a poignant one for African Americans. Next month, as it has for the last 12 years, Omnira Institute will present its...
Some autistic individuals who possess extraordinary skills are called “savants.” Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African-American autistic savant musical prodigy who mastered the piano. With...
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