The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
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Milwaukee church kicks off Black History Month in conversation with Emmett Till's cousin
Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. will share what he remembers about the night his cousin was kidnapped, tortured and lynched in 1955 ...
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One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
A photographer walked the railroad tracks that led to Auschwitz and saw the ‘darkness of the past’
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Oded Balilty started with the AP as a freelancer in Jerusalem in ...
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Popping up in Richmond: "Portals," a Black history public art installation
Shockoe Bottom will be transformed into an immersive outdoor art gallery for the entire month of February. Why it matters: ...