This video uses Olaudah Equiano’s firsthand description of the slave ship to show what the Middle Passage felt like in human terms, then pairs it with period documents that make the system impossible ...

Siddharth Kara’s 'The Zorg' reconstructs a chilling maritime massacre, correcting a 200-year-old clerical error to reveal the moral machinery of slavery.

Sherry Lynn Blackwell, a Las Vegas-based artist, turned her living room into a makeshift museum of her family history. As jazz music from a distant relative played, she went back to the very beginning ...

For nearly four decades, the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery has shared stories of perseverance, innovation and achievement in the Black community.

Author talk takes place Feb. 11 As Winter Words winds down, it delves into the deep waters of Tara Roberts’ “Written in the Waters: A Memor of History, Home and Belonging” at 6 p.m.

Ukraine-Russia war: Zelensky calls Putin ‘slave to war’ at Munich conference and demands EU accession date - Ukrainian ...

If one man may legally own another, then he should likewise have the right to disown this property. To deny this right by law ...

Among the new books hitting the shelves for Black History Month are two novels about the legacy of Black American soldiers in WWII, works of history that trace the fight for freedom and justice, and ...

West African nations have used the leap in DNA technology as inspiration to build up their tourism infrastructure and attract African Americans to come and learn about their roots.

LEWISTON — The Public Theatre will host its 28th annual family Valentine Ball on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Kora Shrine Temple in Lewiston. Entry is by ticket. The evening will ...

This year marks a century since Carter G. Woodson began “Negro History Week,” now known as Black History Month. 100 years later should mean great social advancements for the current day, but many ...

In 2024, Watson was commissioned by the University of South Carolina to create a statue honoring the first Black students ...