History

Frederick Douglass monument. Black and white photo of statue of a Black man on a tall pedestal in the city of Rochester, N.Y.

Frederick Douglass Statue Destroyed on Historic Anniversary

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

An African-American man with a camera looks at the skeletons of iron beds which rise above the ashes of a burned-out block after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1921

'Terror of Tulsa: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street' Digs Into Historical Racial Violence

By Tracey Onyenacho

a group of young, Black people wearing yellow shirts march in a parade as they wave a red, black and green flag.

Calls to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Get Louder

By Shani Saxon

Black people. An archival photo showing more than a dozen Black people of various ages and gender in front of a cabin.

New Data Says: 6,500 Lynchings Occurred During Reconstruction

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Mississippi Flag. Flag flying in the foreground with the capitol dome in the background.

Lawmakers Want to Give Mississippi’s Flag a Face Lift

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Black Wall on side of highway with the words "Black Wall St." in thick block graffiti color letters against a black wall

99 Years Later: Black Wall Street’s Legacy of Resilience

By Janna Zinzi