CultureHistoryCultureHistory[Updated] TikTok Exposes Airbnb Host for Listing Slave Quarters as Cozy StayThe spot had a 4.97 rating and 68 reviews, submitted mainly by white people.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 2, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryThe New Jackie Robinson Museum Is Much More Than Just Baseball MemorabiliaThe Jackie Robinson Museum is dedicated to showcasing not just the life of a historic sports figure, but that of a…ByAlexandra JanePublishedJuly 31, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryThe First Black Country Club Becomes A Historical LandmarkShady Rest Golf and Country Club was created for Black people who were denied membership to private clubs.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 28, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryReporter Who Broke the News of The Tuskegee Experiment, Speaks Out 50 Years Later50 years after the story broke, Jean Heller recalls what she went through to let the world know about The Tuskegee…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJuly 25, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryA Historic School Building Once Serving Chelsea's Black Students is One Step Closer to Landmark StatusThe struggle to preserve more than just buildings representative of Black oppression is constant. What about those…ByAlexandra JanePublishedJuly 24, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistory[Update] The Deed is Done: California Transfers Land Back to Black Family After 100 YearsThe state’s approach to reparations may not be exclusive to monetary compensation from slavery.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 22, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryHistoric First Baptist Church to Begin Excavation for Remains of AncestorsThe total of burial plots identified was 41 and only one was marked.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 20, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryEmmett Till's Chicago Home Will Be PreservedThe home is one of 33 sites receiving funds intended to help preserve Black historyByAngela JohnsonPublishedJuly 20, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryJudge Rules That School's Slavery Punishment Assignment Didn't Violate Civil RightsFor Black History Month, a Wisconsin middle school asked students how they would punish a slave and a federal judge…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 17, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryHidden in Plain Site is a Virtual tour of Richmond's Black pastHidden in Plain Site shows viewers some of the important, but often overlooked sites that were significant to the…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 23, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryRhode Island Town Makes Scholarship Fund To Atone For Its Role In SlaveryJamestown also plans on flying the Juneteenth Flag from June 19 to July 5.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 17, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryNon-Profit Apologizes For Its Role in the Tuskegee ExperimentThe Milbank Memorial Fund has issued a formal apology to the descendants of the participants in The Tuskegee…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 13, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistorySite of First Black Power Conference to be DemolishedThe New Jersey Performing Arts Center plans to use the lot for parking and a loading bay.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 6, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryLeaked Report Shows That Harvard Has 7,000 Remains of Native Americans, And 19 Enslaved PeopleWhile many American universities attempt to reconcile their history with slavery, more information continues to…ByAlexandra JanePublishedJune 5, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryWhy One Man Sees The Need To Trademark Juneteenth In Order To Protect Black CultureHolding on to our history in these days of cultural appropriation makes sense.ByAlexandra JanePublishedJune 4, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryNew Smithsonian Policy Returns Looted, Unethically Acquired ItemsThe policy, which applies to all 20 Smithsonian sites, was officially adopted last week.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 6, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryPhiladelphia Bookstore Owner Wants to Make Harriet Tubman Day a RealityJeannine Cooke has launched a petition to make Harriet Tubman the first American woman honored with a federal holidayByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 29, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryAndre Leon Talley Learned Truth About His Ancestors Before His DeathIn the season finale of PBS' Finding Your Roots, Andre Leon Talley gets some surprise information about his pastByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 19, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryGeorge W. Bush Contributes to $800k Donation To Renovate Former Black Opera HouseThe run-down building in Pittsburgh harkens back to era of flourishing Black cultureByKeith ReedPublishedApril 1, 2022
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryKKK Headquarters in South Carolina to Become Diversity CenterWhat used to sell neo-Nazi merchandise and host Klan meetings will now be a place dedicated to Black history and…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 23, 2022