Minstrel shows started in the 1830s and were ingrained in American culture by the 1850s. They usually present Black ...

I started fantasizing about my death when I was a kid. My childhood finale fantasy included no cause, only hordes of mourners ...

Other properties could include the Mississippi River internment camps established after the 1927 Mississippi River Flood or the city of Natchez, Mississippi, after the Civil War. I mustn’t overlook ...

Why does everyone think I’m gay? It is a question I asked myself a lot as a child, but not one I’ve cared to ask in my adult years. This is primarily due to personal growth. I now care very little ...

In the ’80s and ’90s, it was the crack epidemic, mass incarceration, and welfare reform—policies that ripped through Black ...

· George Pickett led the infamous and disastrous “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg, a suicidal assault that became a symbol of ...

Brown is the new Black. In the history of America, brown people descended from Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies ...

Me & Mrs. Jones” topped the Pop charts for three weeks in December of 1972 but Paul was far from a one-hit wonder ...

On July 16, 1949, Norma Padgett falsely accused four Black youth of raping her and assaulting her husband. Ernest Thomas, ...

There’s always an influx of new artists giving music enthusiasts new streaming opportunities. While many fall into obscurity ...

The event was inspired by the documentary, ‘ Daughters ,’ which was released in 2024 and shown at the San Quentin Film Festival. It follows the story of “Four young girls preparing for a special Daddy ...