5th Annual Timbuctoo Day Honors Resilience of African Americans
This Saturday residents of Burlington County, NJ will celebrate the history of Timbuctoo, a community founded in 1826 by free […]
African-American history
James Baldwin’s NYC Home Nominated to the National Register of Historic Places
The Manhattan home where author and activist James Baldwin spent the latter years of his life has been added to […]
Maryland Forms Commission to Investigate History of Lynching
In 2007, civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill published On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the 21st […]
DC Community Group Fights for Historic Landmark Status for Barry Farm
Community activists in Washington D.C. hosted a walking tour of Barry Farm, a low-income housing complex, last Saturday to show […]
PA Historical & Museum Commission Launches Campaign to Highlight 400 Years of African American History
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission recently announced a new social media campaign that highlights 400 years of African American […]
First Statue of Historical Women in Central Park to be Redesigned to Include Sojourner Truth
In 2018, the non-profit the Monumental Women Statue Fund set out to address the gender disparity among Central Park’s historical […]
Delaware Historical Marker Honoring Lynching Victim Stolen
A historical marker in Prices Corner, Delaware honoring the memory of lynching victim George White was stolen on Thursday. The […]
Ebony and Jet Photo Archives Donated to Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture
A group of foundations have acquired the photo archives of Jet and Ebony magazines with plans to donate the collection […]
Brooklyn Community Rallies to Save House with Underground Railroad Ties
Community members in downtown Brooklyn gathered on Thursday to protest the planned demolition of a house located at 227 Duffield […]
National Constitution Center Uses Theater to Bring to Life Reconstruction Era
“FOURTEEN”, a new play at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, merges history and theater to bring to life Reconstruction, […]