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The Pressure of Preserving Our Legacy

The head curator for the national African-American museum tells The Root what goes into his job.

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NPR’s Ann-Elise Henzel interviews Virgil Cameron and Fran Kaplan about ABHM’s Virtual Museum

A brief interview with Virgil Cameron, son of ABHM Founder James Cameron, and Dr. Fran Kaplan, Coordinator of the new Virtual Museum.

Obama and his grandparents

Lawsuit claims Obama can’t be president because he’s ‘mulatto’

The arguments against Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy show how alive and well racism is in the United States.

Dr. James Cameron speaking at the ceremony in Washington on the occasion of the 2005 formal apology of eighty US Senators for failing to outlaw lynching.

ABHM Exhibits at MATC!

America’s Black Holocaust museum and Milwaukee Area Technical College have joined forces for a unique exhibit.

The National Black Male College Achievement Study examined the achievements of Black male college students (Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)

Black Male Student Success in Higher Education: A Report from the National Black Male College Achievement Study

According to participants in this study, many of them had never before been asked about their college experiences and success.

Racist Receipt Suit Settled

“Mc Stinkyn–ger”: Racist Receipt Suit Settled

Instead of going to trial in front of a jury, Mark McHenry’s federal case alleging racism against restaurant workers has been settled.

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Civil Rights Activist Myrlie Evers-Williams Pens Letter In Support Of ‘The Help’

Myrlie Evers-Williams, who presented Octavia Spencer with an award for the The Help, explains why the movie deserves its accolades.

The Man Who Would End Black History Month

The Man Who Would End Black History Month

Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman filmed a documentary to show why Black history deserves more than just a month of recognition.