Comic Basics on MSN

African-American actresses who withdrew from movies because of political reasons

The history of African-American women in Hollywood is filled with immense talent often stifled by systemic racism, limited opportunities, and political suppression. Many brilliant performers faced a ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

African American Medu Bookstore to close after 35 years in Atlanta

A longtime African American–owned bookstore in Atlanta is preparing to close its doors after more than three decades serving ...
insider.si.edu

Invisible Hawkeyes : African Americans at the University of Iowa during the long civil rights era / edited by Lena M. Hill and Michael D. Hill

Introduction : "Hidden Names and Complex Fates : Black Students Who Integrated the University of Iowa" / Lena Hill -- Testimonial #1: Iowa Was One More Step Toward My Future / Lois Eichaker -- ...
insider.si.edu

An African American dilemma a history of school integration and civil rights in the North Zoë Burkholder

"Since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 Americans have viewed school integration as a central tenet of the black civil rights movement. Yet, school integration was not the only-or even always the ...
The Christian Post on MSN

Advocating the Dream: 7 notable mass gatherings of the Civil Rights Movement

Black History Month is an annual observance in the United States centered on celebrating African Americans' history, heritage, cultural influence and social contributions. It's also a time to remember ...
Forbes

DEI And Civil Rights Are Not The Same

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how we can advance opportunity in education. Apr 25, 2025, 11:19am EDT Apr 28, 2025, 02:19pm EDT In 1964, following ...
WTOP News

Abraham Lincoln statue unveiled outside African American Civil War Museum

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...
PBS

Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War

Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American Civil War soldiers. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War, and ...
USA Today

Trump sets sights on national African American history museum

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few years ago. ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi has rich Black history. See Civil Rights sites, where blues music was born

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. The Mississippi ...
Journal Star

How a central Illinois reverend helped shape American civil and voting rights

The Rev. C.T. Vivian was a renowned civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation ...