African Americans still suffer from systemic discrimination, and the country’s “war on drugs” is chiefly to blame. Police disproportionately...

The records left by the Freedmen's Bureau through its work between 1865 and 1872 constitute the richest and most extensive documentary source...

Tour the Jim Crow museum with founder and curator, Dr. David Pilgrim. Dr. Pilgrim discusses some of the major themes of the Jim Crow Museum. Jim...

Equal Justice Initiative believes that in order to heal the wounds from our present, we must face our past. Our history of racial terror casts a...

Unlike other plantations only two slaves were ever sold from Wessyngton, resulting in several generations of enslaved family members living and...

The documentary 5 Generations: From Enslavement to Public Service in Atlanta is a commemoration of the achievements of five generations of African...

The International African American Museum will be built on perhaps the most sacred ground in all of African American history. It will be on the...

Kwanzaa is unaffiliated with a major religion. Kwanzaa marks a time for African Americans to reflect on their heritage, their community and their...

As NASA honors the contributions of African Americans to the cause of spaceflight and space exploration, NASA Commentator Pat Ryan talks with...

Administrator Charles Bolden talks of the contributions to the space program made by African Americans, including Guy Bluford, the first black man...

How did the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) get its start? What needs and issues does it address, and what...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony - Saturday, September 24, 2016, the public witnessed the outdoor...