Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration and civil rights.

Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy will continue to live on in Atlantic City through a statue gifted to the resort that will live inside Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, where she gave a ...

Discover the intersection of Black history and disability rights, featuring icons like Sojourner Truth, Brad Lomax, and Lois ...

It seems like I keep hearing from friends and colleagues about their decreasing faith in our elections and our electoral process.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A poster highlighting Fannie Lou ...

The Amistad Research Center, one of largest repositories of Black history, cut half its staff after the Trump administration ...

When Fred Anderson enrolled at Sir George Williams University — one of Concordia’s two founding institutions — under an ...

More than 1,000 people attended Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church to advocate for more affordable housing.

Pittsburgh playwrights Wali Jamal Abdullah and Kim El both approached August Wilson at different times seeking an answer to a ...

The voice of the oppressed has never been a whisper. It has always been present — loud, persistent, and demanding to be heard ...

The Black church has always been more than a place of worship—it’s been a hub for liberation and justice. From slavery to ...

According to a 2023 Education Trust study, only 13% of Michigan’s K-12 curricula include meaningful Black historical content ...