african american history

Lerone Bennett, Jr. Wrote Black History into Modern America at Ebony Magazine

Lerone Bennett, Jr. Wrote Black History into Modern America at Ebony Magazine

E. James West's new book explores Lerone Bennett, Jr.'s impact as a popular Black historian. It's a gateway to a body of work that still speaks to Black rage, struggle and hope, yesterday and today.

Timuel Black Tells His Remarkable South Side Chicago Story in ‘Sacred Ground’

Timuel Black Tells His Remarkable South Side Chicago Story in ‘Sacred Ground’

The esteemed oral historian, Timuel Black, turns the microphone around to capture his amazing journey through 20th Century black America in Sacred Ground.

‘May We Forever Stand’ Explains Why “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Is an Immortal Song

‘May We Forever Stand’ Explains Why “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Is an Immortal Song

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has been embedded in black America's DNA for more than 100 years. We've sung it every February ever since Black History Month was a thing, and every December since Kwanzaa was a thing.

Mark Whitaker’s ‘Smoketown’ Reveals a Forgotten Black Renaissance

Mark Whitaker’s ‘Smoketown’ Reveals a Forgotten Black Renaissance

With a potent newspaper, a surge in the arts, and some sports heroics, Pittsburgh was the center of a vital cultural moment.

Akua Naru Celebrates the Blackest Joy with new LP (album stream)

Akua Naru Celebrates the Blackest Joy with new LP (album stream)

Akua Naru's new LP, The Blackest Joy, highlights a collage of hopes, history, and fears at a deeply tumultuous moment in history.

In Thrall to Genius: Alain Locke and the Harlem Renaissance

In Thrall to Genius: Alain Locke and the Harlem Renaissance

By serving as a midwife to artists, the "Dean of the Harlem Renaissance" Alain Locke would help foster an art that would stand as a midwife to a better future.

‘Power to the People’ Bleeds History on The Now

‘Power to the People’ Bleeds History on The Now

Fifty years after the formation of the Black Panthers, a pictorial/oral account reminds us of the movement's power, and promise.

Matana Roberts: COIN COIN Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres

‘The Warmth of Other Suns’: A Time When the Bible Itself Was Segregated