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America’s Black Holocaust Museum Works ‘On the Side of Love’

ABHM’s creative director Brad Pruitt sat down for an interview about his role at the museum with Tom Lenz of the Shepherd Express.

Artist Derrick Adams' work is currently on display in London (Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/Courtesy Gagosian)

In Derrick Adams’ paintings, Black history collides joyfully with the present

The Gagosian gallery in London is currently showcasing work by artist Derrick Adams whose work often depicts Black joy.

Kristen and Rufus Johnson founded KR Scholars to help students access Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (Contributed photo)

Richmond couple creates nonprofit to help current and future HBCU students

One couple who sees the value of a college education has started a fund to help HBCUs and the students they serve.

An old postcard shows how the hospital looked in the 1950s.(walb)

‘Uncovering Black History’: First black hospital, hotel in Bainbridge still stands

What was once a necessary medical facility during the time of Jim Crow is a nod to history with a new purpose.

The US Department of Education building in Washington, DC. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Education Department threatens funding of any school that considers race in most aspects

The Department of Education is enforcing a SCOTUS decision that ruled Black and Latino students can no longer benefit from admissions practices.

Tateona Williams talks with CNN affiliate WXYZ after her children died from apparent hypothermia.

The death of 2 homeless children in frigid Detroit raises questions about a flawed system in peril

The family was living in their van after the mother never heard back after reaching out for help when they became homeless.

Ralph Yarl walks to the Clay County, Missouri, Courthouse to attend a hearing Friday for Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old man who shot Yarl in 2023 after he mistakenly knocked on Lester's door. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press)

White Missouri Man Who Shot Ralph Yarl Pleads Guilty

Prosecutors have recommended Andrew Lester, 86, be sentenced to five years in prison on March 7 for shooting the young man.

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How to Win a Rigged Game

The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.

Harvard University laid off the staff of its Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the unit of its $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative tasked with identifying the direct descendants of those enslaved by Harvard affiliates. (Barbara A. Sheehan)

Legacy of Slavery expands work with oldest genealogical nonprofit in U.S.

Harvard announces a pivot in its work to identify those who were enslaved and their descendants after laying off employees on the project.

Nashonda High earned her GED after borrowing a Chromebook from the Washington Memorial Library each week for a year.

Black Mom From Georgia Earns GED Thanks to the Help of Her Local Library

Nashonda High, an African American single mother from Macon, Georgia, earned her GED after borrowing a Chromebook from the Washington Memorial Library each week for a year.

Diane and Blaine Smith are fighting to stop a railroad from taking their land, which has been in their family since the 1920s. (Institute for Justice)

This Black Family Won’t Back Down After Court Allows Railroad to Take Their Land

After a judge ruled that a railroad could take their land, landowners in Sparta, Georgia, are appealing the decision to the state’s Supreme Court.

(Left to right) Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu, Dr Tamsin O'Connell and Dr Nik Petek-Sargeant (Cambridge Chronicles)

Cambridge honours Nigerian PhD student for Biafra Heritage Project

Stanley Onyemechalu has worked to engage Nigerians and raise awareness of the Nigeria-Biafra war that has been suppressed by the government.

Hasson Bacote, who is on death row in North Carolina, challenged his sentence, alleging racial discrimination in jury selection tainted his 2009 trial. (Courtesy ACLU)

Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man’s death row case

A hearing last year focused on claims of racism in jury cases, such as Hasson Bacote, who was sentenced to death in 2009 by a nearly all-white jury.

Quinton Dais, left, and Ny’Sean Isaac line dance at S Bar in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 30. (Lynsey Weatherspoon for NBC News)

Cowboy boots and community: How Black line dancers are kicking up joy

This decadeslong pastime in Black communities has been celebrated everywhere from weddings to family reunions to impromptu backyard hangs.

Professor Leah Barlow's post for her students, running down the course plan for her Introduction to African American Studies class, including work from Audre Lorde, left, and Gil Scott-Heron right, turned into a TikTok phenomenon.  (Leila Register / NBC News; Getty Images; TikTok)

HillmanTok, TikTok’s accidental university taught by Black educators, is a hit with students

A Back teacher who inspired others to share lectures on social media created a website to make the information more widely available.

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Black Americans Find a Racism Respite Through ‘Blaxit’

Trump’s controversial policies are fueling the current wave of expatriation from Ghana to Panama, especially by people of color.

Around 40 people participated in a 5.3-mile trek through Harriman State Park in New York on Sunday as part of a Black History Month hike hosted by Outlandish, a store in Brooklyn. Credit. Brian Fraser for The New York Times.

Connecting With Nature to Celebrate Black History Month

Outlandish, a hiking store and adventure group in Brooklyn, is one of several organizations on a mission to encourage Black people to spend time outdoors and reconnect with nature at a time of upheaval.

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Revolutionary rhymes: Celebrating community and culture through poetry

Milwaukee Public Library Director Joan Johnson hnnounced the appointment of Shelly Conleyto as the library’s Poet Laureate from 2025 to 2026.M

Summit Metro Parks cultural resources specialist Charlotte Gintert walks up to the site of what was once the home of Victor and Esther Johnson in what is now in Cascade Valley Metro Park in Akron.

‘It was the best life.’ Unearthing a forgotten piece of Black history in an Akron park

A park in Akron gives a glimpse into local history and the Black community that once lived in the neighborhood.

A portrait of John A. Lott, left, and Mildred Jones, a descendant of a man enslaved by the Lott family, anchor a new exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History. (Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)

Discovering Family Roots in Brooklyn Slavery

An exhibit at the Brooklyn historical society has created a new opportunity for people to learn about Black history in the US.

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Under Trump, conservatives reignite a battle over race and the Constitution

As Trump and his supporters continue to disrupt the country, some are focusing on DEI policies they they believe to be racist.