A Thematic Conversation with Col. Chris Howard
2025
Learn more about Lt. Col. Howard’s career in the military and higher education, and the impact of student athletics on his path.
A Thematic Conversation with Gen. Rodney D. Lewis
2025
Learn about Gen. Lewis’s career in the Air Force and his place in the history of Black aviation.
The Olympic Project for Human Rights
with William C. Rhoden
Learn more about athletic protests in the 1960s and their modern reverberations.
African Americans’ Involvement in World War II
by Marcus S. Cox
Learn more about how the Double V campaign was made manifest at home and abroad.
The Origins of African American Musical Traditions
with Portia K. Maultsby
Explore the building blocks of African American music and performance.
The Continuum of Athletic Activism
with Len Elmore
Learn about how Elmore’s time in the ABA and NBA coincided with a larger history of athletes responding to political issues.
Hockey Clubs in Black Communities
with George and Darril Fosty
Learn more about hockey as a place of Black community organization.
Athletes in Protest
with Kevin Blackistone
Learn about the long path to protests led by Colin Kaepernick and their aftermath.
Using Sports to Contest Discrimination
with Kevin Blackistone
Learn about the long history of Black athletes using sports as a platform to advocate for racial equality.
African American Scientists
with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Learn more about some of the most notable African American scientists and their discoveries, from Benjamin Banneker to Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Benjamin Banneker on Solar Eclipses
1789
Read Banneker’s letter analyzing the science of eclipses.
Benjamin Banneker’s Study of the Cicada
1800
Read Banneker’s derivation of the seventeen-year cycle of the cicada, one of the first scientists to make this observation.
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