Photographer Teaches Children About Black Leaders By Playing Dress-up
Photographer Tricia Messeroux wanted children to learn more about Black history, so she had them dress up and pose as famous activists....
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Russell Westbrook and The History Channel to Air ‘Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre’ Documentary
The History Channel will air 'Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre,' a documentary that was put together with the help of NBA star Russell Westbrook....
How To Get The Black Paris Tour Experience At Home
This Black woman entrepreneur has launched a new virtual tour of Paris for viewers to learn about the Black history of the city in the...
Misty Copeland Writes New Book For Young Readers On Black Ballerinas
The dancer will be releasing her new book with publisher Aladdin Books for middle-school aged readers called "Black Ballerinas."...
Meet The First Black Woman to Become a Certified Public Accountant in the United States
Have you heard of the CPA exam? Many say it is more challenging than the Bar exam for lawyers. This credential has been key in...
This Historic Black Bookstore is Fighting To Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic
One of Oakland's most historic bookstores in African American literature is struggling to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic....
HistoryMakers Announces Its 2020 Digital Archives Awardees
History Makers is the nation’s largest database for black stories and they are expanding their collection with projects from the 2020 Digital Archives Awardees....
Amazon Raises Pan-African Flag at Seattle HQ to Celebrate Black History Month
Despite the flag, Amazon executives acknowledge that the company needs to do more on diversity and inclusion...
Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns Donates $1 Million to Preserve an Oral Archive of Black History
Ursula Burns donated $1 million to The HistoryMakers, a video oral history archive that collects the stories of extraordinary African Americans....
Born Into Slavery, This Centenarian Learned to Read at 116, Becoming the Nation’s Oldest Student
The story of Mary Walker, a former slave who became the nation's oldest student, is illustrated in a new children's book....