It's estimated that over 11 million Africans were enslaved, with more than 1 million dying during the brutal transatlantic voyage to the New World. Once slaves were captured throughout the continent, ...

Construction workers dismantle the Black Lives Matter plaza near the White House on March 10, 2025. I grew up in a home surrounded by American history books and parents keen on teaching me Black ...

President Donald Trump‘s latest remark about slavery has put renewed scrutiny on the Smithsonian museums, which are currently under internal review by the White House to “remove divisive or partisan ...

It's an unassuming, small museum in Germantown. Just two rooms packed with powerful artifacts that reflect the extremely painful history of slavery in America. This is the Lest We Forget Museum of ...

HONDA CITY. WELCOME BACK. 12 NEWS CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND PLENTY OF PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT BLACK HISTORY IN SCHOOL OR ON THEIR OWN. AND THERE IS A WAY HERE IN TOWN TO EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - According to a recent study, 37% of the Columbus population was enslaved by 1860. The history behind slavery is a very dark history, from being chained, whipped, raped, and ...

Several years ago, I developed a set of principles intended to center Black people’s humanity through their voices, experiences, and perspectives in Black history lessons. This Black Historical ...

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for one. On an early Saturday morning last month, she joined ...

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance. By Clyde McGrady Clyde McGrady covers race and identity from ...

Civil rights leader Carl Snowden trudges through a cemetery in Annapolis, toward two plaques affixed to two stones. One plaque names 10 men, mostly Black, lynched in Maryland between 1891 and 1906. On ...