How Bob Marley Used the ‘One Love’ Concert as a Gesture for PeaceMarley hoped the star‑studded concert, held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978, could help bring stability and peace to a politically divided, violence‑stricken country.Read more
How MLK Responded When Segregationists Bombed His HomeOn the 57th day of the Montgomery Bus Boycott on January 30, 1956, Martin Luther King Jr. was giving a speech when he got the news that his home in the Alabama city had been bombed. His wife, Coretta Scott King, and their 10‑week‑old daughter, Yolanda, who were in the home at the time of […]Read more
When Martin Luther King Jr. Considered a Presidential RunIn 1967, several prominent antiwar activists urged MLK to run for president with Dr. Spock as his VP. Read more
How a Black War Correspondent Fought to Tell the Story of the 761st Tank BattalionDuring WWII, Trezzvant Anderson embedded with the Army’s first Black tank squad to see combat. He deployed their stories in the broader fight for equality.Read more
The Campus Walkout That Led to America’s First Black Studies DepartmentThe 1968 strike was the longest by college students in American history. It helped usher in profound changes in higher education.Read more
What Was the Role of FDR’s ‘Black Cabinet’?Led by Mary McLeod Bethune, this informal network of advisors was the first group to press for civil rights from within the federal government.Read more
When James Baldwin and William Buckley Debated Race’s Role in the American DreamIn 1965, the two prominent intellectuals faced off in Cambridge, England over whether the American dream is at the expense of African Americans. Read more
How Benjamin ‘Pap’ Singleton Led an Exodus of Freed Black Americans WestMany of the migrants, known as the Exodusters, fled the South after Reconstruction, seeking land and opportunity in Kansas.Read more
How Neighborhoods Used Restrictive Housing Covenants to Block Nonwhite FamiliesCommunities across the U.S. required home deeds to include clauses that explicitly denied buyers based on race, ethnicity or religion.Read more
How the Colosseum Was Built—and Why It Was an Architectural MarvelThe iconic Roman structure stood as the largest and most complex permanent amphitheater in the ancient world.Read more
9 Black Athletes Who Integrated Professional SportsAfter WWII, racial barriers in sports slowly began to drop. Jackie Robinson was not the only athlete on the front lines of these changes.Read more
How Stephanie St. Clair Built a Gambling Empire in 1920s HarlemAgainst the odds, Stephanie St. Clair became Harlem’s ‘Queen of Numbers,’ facing down corrupt cops and violent mobsters.Read more