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Alex Haley, author of Roots and other groundbreaking racial texts, was born in Ithaca in 1921.
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When will it just be accepted and not a novelty for a Black Entertainer to come out openly Gay? Frank Ocean made headlines last year with his announcement but was it really a step forward for the Black LGBT community? While we can all agree that what he did took courage it is about time that it shouldn’t have to.
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Black History Month is well known, but the history of Black people before slavery is still a mystery to most people.
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Edward Wyckoff Williams examines why Americans are so uncomfortable with certain people exercising their second amendment rights.
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Henry Hampton, whose work includes documentaries about the Civil Rights Movement, was born today.
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One person explains how violence at the hands of vigilantes and police are modern-day lynchings of Black people.
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Learn about ABHvM’s Four Themes – Remembrance, Resistance, Redemption, and Reconciliation – and how they thread through the museum’s exhibits.
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Known as a leader of the Nation of Islam, a church of Black Muslims, Louis Farrakhan has spoken for racial equality.
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Doria Johnson, great-great granddaughter of Anthony Crawford, recounts his lynching and the effect it had on the lives of his descendants. Updates to this posting include articles about a commemorative ceremony in 2005 and the dedication of a plaque at the hallowed ground in 2016. Video, photos and text.
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Chicago’s international film fest took over the city this month to debut films made by and starring Black talent.
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