The Black Middle Class Needs Attention Too
2020
Read excerpts and view charts from a report on the state of the Black middle class.
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.
The Civil Rights Act and the Pursuit of Greater Freedom
by Charles W. McKinney
Read about civil rights protests in the small town of Wilson, North Carolina, in the 1960s.
The Growing Diversity of Black America
2021
Explore changing demographics in the Black population over the course of the twenty-first century.
“Culture Zone; Black to the Future”
by Walter Mosley
Read this column on the history of, and potential for, Afrofuturism and Black writers in science fiction.
The Catalan Atlas
1375
View a Euro-centric impression of Africa, including the ruler Mansa Musa, through this map and essay.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: The Empires of West Africa
by Chouki El Hamel
Take a deep dive into the history of these three Sudanic empires.
The Black Arts Movement
by Yasmine Espert
Explore the origins, evolution, and key players and works of the Black Arts Movement.
Both Black and Disabled: Intersectional Experiences
by Jenifer L. Barclay
Explore the history of stigmatization of, and resiliency among, Black disabled people in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Black Americans and Sports in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
by Robert Turpin
Learn more about athletes like jockey Isaac Murphy, cyclist Major Taylor, and boxer Jack Johnson.
Black is Beautiful: “Something to Behold ... Something One Could Do”
by Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton
Learn more about the works of Betye Saar, Elizabeth Catlett, and Toni Morrison in the context of Black is Beautiful.
Black Women in Entrepreneurship
by Andrea Smith-Hunter
Learn about the challenges and opportunities Black women entrepreneurs face, from financial barriers to networking, mentorship, and growth.
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