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The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and ...
As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) will have a new leader as it prepares for its new location and move. Shane Carter (Courtesy: The Kansas African American Museum ...
AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...
Largest Directory of Financial Assistance Programs for African Americans Enhances Reach and Support Tools Many individuals and families across the United States face financial hardship ...
Global miner Anglo American said on Wednesday that shareholders have approved the demerger of its South African unit, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), along with the company's share consolidation.
Read full article: Vehicle crash on I-81N in Roanoke County causing 4-mile backup Harrison Museum of African American Culture logo (Courtesy of HMOAAC) (HMOAAC2025) ROANOKE, Va. – The Harrison ...
This large museum, named for its founder Charles Wright, tells the story of the African American experience from the beginning of time to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Opened since 1966 ...
Artists say African Americans are absent from historical art collections in some of the world's largest museums, galleries and major auctions. They insist that most of the paintings and ...
May 28-June 1: The African American Cultural Fair, hosted by the African American Cultural Alliance of Lancaster, returns this year to Reservoir Park, at 832 E. Orange St. in Lancaster.