Òpó (veranda post)
by Olowe of Ise
View a modern example of Yoruba art and design traditions.
Staff of Office (ȯkyeame)
Nineteenth to Early Twentieth Century
View an example of a staff held by high ranking officials in West Africa.
“I Lifted Up Mine Eyes to Ghana”
by Keisha N. Blain
Explore W. E. B. Du Bois’s relationship with and advocacy for the anticolonial movement.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” as a Hymn to America
by Noelle Morrissette
Explore the meaning and the impact of James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson’s hymn.
Freedom Days in American History
with Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie
Learn more about the long history of celebrating emancipation, from January 1, to August 1, to Juneteenth.
Tulsa after the Greenwood Massacre
1925–1926
View silent film scenes of Tulsa’s Black institutions and organizations in the mid-1920s.
Graduation Ceremony at Langston University
1925
Watch a silent film of a graduation procession at the only HBCU in Oklahoma.
Juneteenth Flag-Waving Procession, Oklahoma
1920s
See an example of an early twentieth-century Juneteenth celebration in this silent film clip.
The Madam C. J. Walker Company on Film
1926
View silent film scenes of Walker’s business empire.
“UNLADYLIKE2020: Sissieretta Jones”
with Julianna Margulies
Explore the career of the first African American woman to headline at Carnegie Hall.
“UNLADYLIKE2020: Gladys Bentley”
with Lorraine Toussaint and Lisa Wilkerson
Learn more about this trailblazing pianist, musician, and drag entertainer.
Bad Brains in Concert
1982
Learn more about this foundational all-Black punk band through this concert flyer.
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