Black Arts Movement Exhibit ‘Comes Home To Jackson’

Jul 27, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Events, History

“Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985” opens July 25 at the Mississippi Museum of Art featuring more than 100 artists exemplifying how photography became a powerful tool in the Black Arts Movement and showing visual arts that captured...

Charlotte Jewish, Black Leaders Unveil ‘Transformative’ Memorial Project In Uptown

Jul 27, 2026 | History, Leadership

Leaders in Charlotte’s Jewish and African American communities are working together to create a “transformative” new space in an uptown park memorializing an iconic civil rights hero and victims of the Holocaust. “Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity &...

‘A Counter-Narrative Of History’: Schomburg Center’s 100 Years Of Celebrating Black Culture

Jul 13, 2026 | History

Growing up in Puerto Rico in the late 19th century, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was told by his teacher that Black people had no significant history or accomplishments. He spent his life disproving the narrative by collecting art, books and artefacts that showed the...

Madam Walker Legacy Fest Brings Back Indiana Avenue’s Black History

Jun 29, 2026 | History

As dozens of people and music filled Indiana Avenue, Sampson Levingston gestured to the scene around him as evidence of a return to the area’s history as a hub of Black life and music. “This is what Indiana Avenue is supposed to be. Black people having a...

As Juneteenth Is Celebrated Across The US, Obama’s Presidential Center Opens In Chicago

Jun 19, 2026 | Events, History, Leadership

As people gather across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will open its doors to the public for the first time. Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago’s South Side, the center for the nation’s...

Juneteenth And The Meaning Of Freedom

Jun 19, 2026 | History

Juneteenth — first observed in Texas and now recognized throughout the United States — celebrates a historic freedom moment for Black Americans. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the long-overdue news that all enslaved Black...