black history

Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true.

"Ryan Coogler understood that this was a sacred tradition," says Dr. Yvonne Chireau.

Dr. King was arrested 29 times and assaulted by the police on many occasions.

The Freedmen’s Bureau was supposed to support formerly enslaved people.

Class is in session.

In 1906, Barbara Pope refused to give up her seat on a segregated train.

Angelo Herndon was jailed after leading a march of 1,000 people through Atlanta.

Plus, the release date and trailer for this tale of trailblazing women of color during World War II.

Beyoncé is following in the footsteps of many Black musicians before her.

Dr. Charles H. Wright said his mission was “ensuring that generations, especially young African Americans, are made aware of and take pride in the history of their forebears.”

Roxane Gay, Dawnshaeé Reid and Raquel Willis share why Black artists are important, the impact of Black literature and the books they just can’t put down.

“I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s inhumanity to man.”

What if Black history is just us showing up as we are?

The BIFC Showcase returned A/W 2024 for an 8th season with undeniable talent at the forefront.

How a 1908 racist riot in President Abraham Lincoln's Illinois hometown helped lead to the creation of the NAACP.

These five people and events are crucial to know.

“I was looking for people like myself who thought and believed and aspired.”

There is space for all of us.

MLK called health care injustice “the most inhuman form” of inequality.

The uses we’ve seen for artificial intelligence are not objective or unbiased.