30 Rare Portraits of African American Life in 1900
Many American students have been taught about the landmark 1900 World’s Fair held for 7 months in Paris and attended by more than 48 million
Many American students have been taught about the landmark 1900 World’s Fair held for 7 months in Paris and attended by more than 48 million
In World War II, women were called upon to work outside of the home to keep the economy going after millions of American men shipped
The Harlem Renaissance was a rebirth of African American culture and art in the wake of slavery, which had ended just 50 years prior. Occurring
Admittedly, the first thing many people think of when they hear the term “Gullah,” is a memory from the popular 90s Nickelodeon children’s show, Gullah
She was hiding in plain sight. Walking the runways of Paris and New York and getting large commercial contracts for Clairol and Ultra Sheen. But
Earlier, this year we shared 10 stunning photos of black women in the Victorian era, and now we have more stunning images to share! Many
Colorism is still a humongous issue in the black community here in the United States and around the world. Though it doesn’t always feel like
The Holocaust of 1938 to 1945 resulted in the murder of an estimated six million Jews. However, the Nazi terror did not stop there. As
When people speak of the contributions African Americans have made to society, they tend to center on dance, sports and music. But our contributions extend
Heroes come in all colors, races, and sexes, but it is few and far between that we recognize black, female heroes. There is currently a
Black folk have grappled with their natural hair texture for a long time. Told by forces within and outside of our culture that our coils
Nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did the same. Few know the story
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John H. White was hired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to document the lives of the 1.2 million black residents of
Hazel Scott was born in 1920 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and moved to New York with her mother at age 4. Her family soon