The Black Middle Class Needs Attention Too
2020
Read excerpts and view charts from a report on the state of the Black middle class.
Two Depictions of Capoeira
ca. 1835/2017
View how capoeira has persisted in the culture of Brazil over nearly two hundred years.
Joe Louis and Fidel Castro
1960
View a photograph from the boxer’s trip to Havana with a delegation of African Americans in business.
The Origins and Elements of Hip-Hop
with Jeff Chang
Learn more about the genres, composers, and performers who developed the building blocks for what would become hip-hop.
The Evolution of Hip-Hop and Breakdancing
with Jeff Chang
Explore the development of turntables, sampling, and breakdancing as key elements of hip-hop artistry and culture.
The Influence of the 1960s and 1970s on Hip-Hop
with Jeff Chang
Explore the importance of place and community on the development and growth of hip-hop in its earliest days.
Diverse Roles of Africans in Early American Colonization
by Matthew Restall
Explore the ways free and enslaved Africans influenced Latin America in the sixteenth century.
Ayuba bin Suleiman Diallo to His Father
ca. 1733
Read a translation of the letter that helped to secure Diallo’s freedom from enslavement.
Diversity in Contemporary Black Communities
by Mamadi Corra
Learn more about shifts in the foreign-born Black population and its consequent impacts on the diversity of African Americans today.
Slavery and Freedom in Brazil
by Keila Grinberg
Explore the pervasive impact of slavery in Brazil, and the long fight to abolish the system of enslavement.
“M. L. King Meets Nixon in Ghana”
1957
Read this piece from the Pittsburgh Courier that connects the Black Freedom struggles in Ghana and the US.
“Mother Hale’s Garden”
by Shinique Smith
Explore the life and career of an activist and community organizer through this work of public art.
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