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The NAACP officially recognizes same-sex marriage as a civil right, following President Obama’s announcement of support.
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While interracial is now legally protected, some people recognized informal barriers to marrying across racial lines.
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In this exhibit Dr. Alexander Falconbridge describes what he saw and heard about how slaves were captured inland and sold on the coast to slave traders.
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While most people avoid thinking that they’re racist, some people recognize the difficulty to unlearn what society teaches us.
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The Wisconsin Congresswoman is not afraid to be candid when discussing policies related to sexual assault.
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In a new PBS special, comedian and actor Wanda Sykes looks into her family’s history, which includes slavery.
Read More >Fining parents who already struggle to get children to school on time isn’t likely to get to the root of the problem.
Read More >Today (2/29) is a “bridge” day between Black History Month and the month in which the world observes International Women’s Day (3/8). To celebrate, ABHM brings you two powerful videos.…
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Octavia Spencer wins an Oscar for her role in The Help.
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On a hot August night in 1930, 15,000 people flooded into the small Indiana town of Marion to see a great spectacle. Three black teenagers were being lynched for supposedly raping a white woman and killing a white man. The boys were savagely beaten by a mob of men, women and children. One by one they were hanged. Two died – but with the rope already tightening around his neck, one boy was saved.
The souvenir photo taken of this “spectacle lynching” is very well-known. They say it inspired the song “Strange Fruit,” written by teacher Abel Meeropol and made popular by singer Billie Holiday.
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