1945: Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County, Florida
OCTOBER 9
1806—Benjamin Banneker dies in Ellicott Mills, Md., at age 74. Banneker was a brilliant...
GARRETT A. MORGAN
FEBRUARY 28
1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites...
by Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee
When historian Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became...
by Brandy Thomas Wells, Oklahoma State University
Nutrition is among the most critical issues of our time. Diet-related illnesses are shortening life spans and the...
A Miami preschool is catching heat after children were photographed in blackface.
According to CNN, pictures of at least two toddlers in blackface were posted...
In honor of Black History Month, today's Doodle celebrates Haitian American model and disability rights advocate Mama Cax. Illustrated by Brooklyn-based guest artist Lyne...
While impactful organizations like Black Lives Matter and the NAACP have become household name organizations, there are hundreds of other Black-focused groups fighting for...
