Charles Dana Gibson’s archetype became the original American “it girl” in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and helped ...

As we begin to celebrate Georgetown’s 275th birthday and our nation’s 250th, let us honor America’s Black ...

The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council's African American Committee on Friday will present a performance about Dr ...

On a recent bus commute into New York City, I met a woman from my neighborhood who runs a small side hustle restoring American Girl dolls. She described repairing frayed hair, sourcing garments, and ...

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A new exhibit at the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History highlights portraits of Oregon’s Black ...

Exploring the relationship between materiality, craftsmanship, and cultural memory through collaboration with artisans across the African continent, Toluwalase Rufai and Sandia Nassila set up Salù ...

For Patrice Willoughby, the NAACP’s policy and legislative-affairs chief, a picture is worth more than a thousand words. The ...

Art can challenge, inspire, and spark conversation, especially when it reflects the power of history and activism. Rio Yañez, Curator of Creative Development at the African American Art & ...

In 1969, Black educators and students at Kent State University proposed the month of February to be celebrated as Black History Month. The first ever celebration took place at Kent State University a ...

Kris Sanchez has been collecting American Girl dolls since he was a kid Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

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