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Turning pain into power: How a grieving mother transformed a neglected block near Detroit into a village of beauty and opportunity
After the death of her two sons, Shamayim Harris channeled her grief into rebuilding her community, Highland Park, Michigan.
Family of Woman whose Cells Led to breakthroughs in Medicine May Finally Get Justice
After being stolen and sold by pharmaceutical companies for 70 years, Henrietta Lack’s immortal cells and her family are finally about to have their day in court.
Fort Polk to be renamed Fort Johnson to honor World War I hero
The US Army will rename Louisiana’s Fort Polk military base to strip the Confederate leader of the tribute and honor a Black WWI soldier, Sgt. Henry Johnson.
60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement
Medgar Evers, martyr of the Civil Rights movement, was murdered 60 years ago today by a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Today, we remember his legacy.
Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Oxford University Press will build on the idea of Henry Louis Gates Jr. with their upcoming African American dictionary.
ABHM Celebrates Juneteenth: A Week Of Events Honoring Family & Community
This Juneteenth, ABHM invites you to join us throughout the week to celebrate freedom, family, art, culture, and community. All of the week’s events and admission to the museum will be free and open to the public thanks to a generous donation from Herb Kohl Philanthropies.
High Stakes Testing: The Rising Opt-Out Wave
Standardized tests were intended to improve all students’ learning. However, they have been repeatedly proven to negatively impact Black students.
Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle
Civil Rights era activists reflect on their pasts as the country currently awaits a Supreme Court decision on whether or not the Voting Rights Act will be reinforced.
With Big Promises Still Unfulfilled, State Department Diversity Chief Leaves Post
The first State Department chief diversity and inclusion officer, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, is leaving her post. However, many argue not enough was done in her term.
Hundreds of White women gather at Colorado Capitol after plea from women of color to use their ‘privilege’ to demand action on gun violence
Hundreds of White women gathered at the Colorado Capitol on Monday to use their privilege in demanding the governor take action on gun violence.
What Happened When a Brooklyn Neighborhood Policed Itself for Five Days
Residents of Brownsville, NY, have taken law-enforcement into their own hands and succeeded in a revolutionary policing experiment.
Zero Youth Corrections: Community Input Sessions
We need community input! Our public conversations will guide the process for the second round of Zero Youth Corrections funding. Our goal is to reduce youth incarceration and make a positive impact on the legal system in MKE.
Black Birders Reach New Heights During 4th Annual Black Birders Week
For four years, this annual event has recognized Black bird watchers who might otherwise be ignored or mistreated while enjoying their hobby.
What Year Is This? In Mississippi, The Fight For School Desegregation Continues
Even decades after the SCOTUS ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, 32 school districts in Mississippi are still under desegregation orders.
Miss Trans Africa’s Long Wait for Freedom
South African beauty queen, Chedino Martin, shares the obstacles she had to overcome to make it to the top.
Cultivating Tulsa’s Equitable Future
Plant Seads project, Tulsa’s Carver Middle School and the Dick Conner Correctional Center have together planted seedlings all throughout Tulsa to acknowledge the past and give people a sense that change and sustaining growth is possible.
For a Notorious Police Department, This Killing Was the Last Straw
In Paterson, New Jersey, the murder of Najee Seabrooks led the state attorney general to take control of the city’s police department, known for its abuse of power.
For Black drivers, a police officer’s first 45 words are a portent of what’s to come
A new study investigates how the first 45 words said by a police officer pulling over a Black driver holds clues about the outcome of the interaction.
8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
Black Americans face a higher rate of premature mortality than White Americans, and a recent study shows that systemic racism might play a key role in those statistics.
