The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss
The kiss aired one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws banning interracial marriage. CBS via Getty Images Matthew...
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How the Black Wage Gap Impacts Black Households Today
How the Black Wage Gap Impacts Black Households Today Source While it's no secret that Black Americans have always earned...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too
Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, held in ‘East Woods’ on East 24th St. in Austin, Texas. Austin History Center...
How your race, class and gender influence your dreams for the future
How your race, class and gender influence your dreams for the future Emile Bernard’s 1888 painting ‘Madeleine in the Bois d'Amour.’...
Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen Sidney Poitier, seen here in a...
The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history
The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history The brutal trade in enslaved...
The story of Nearest Green, America’s first known Black master distiller
The story of Nearest Green, America’s first known Black master distiller George Green – the son of distiller Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green...
How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
Sarah Baartman was an international sensation of objectification.British Library Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Florida International University How Sarah Baartman’s hips...
