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James Baldwin worked on his first novel in Paris, and he ultimately spent decades living in France.
art

The Hidden Histories of Black Americans in Paris

Follow in the footsteps of James Baldwin, Josephine Baker, and Langston Hughes.
Karen Chernick August 21, 2020
The tombstone of Beauford Delaney at the Parisian Cemetery of Thiais in Thiais, France.
Thiais, France

Grave of Beauford Delaney

The formerly unmarked grave of the noted Black American painter, who was a friend to James Baldwin.
Protesters, seen from behind a police officer.
photography

These Protest Photos Document Life in 'Resurrection City'

In 1968, thousands of protesters camped on the National Mall as part of the Poor People's Campaign.
Matthew Taub August 18, 2020
The Libation Ceremony began in 2015, but carries on a long local tradition of remembrance.
cemeteries

Local Emancipation Commemorations Bring Black Communities Closer to the Past

Events like Tennessee’s Libation Ceremony offer a chance “to finally start grabbing the pieces that have been scattered and lost.”
Nicole Rasul August 14, 2020
Belmont Slave Cemetery
Ashburn, Virginia

Belmont Enslaved Cemetery

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.
Explaining the history of Jim Crow.
Big Rapids, Michigan

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.
Granville T. Woods, pictured in an 1895 issue of <em>The Cosmopolitan</em>.
science

Sold: An 1891 Patent by Granville T. Woods, Innovative Black Engineer

Woods was prolific, but was largely forgotten for many years after his death.
Matthew Taub July 22, 2020
Orchard, Colorado

Dearfield Ghost Town

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Kenneth Atkins and his horse Ebony wait for the light to turn green at the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and Alondra Boulevard,
horses

The Badass Black Cowboys of Compton, California

A new book honors the Compton Cowboys and the motto they live by: “Streets raised us. Horses saved us.”
Claire Voon July 16, 2020
Nathaniel Dett Memorial Chapel
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Nathaniel Dett Memorial Chapel

This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.
Ida J. Howard was born in 1857, before the Civil War began.
history

A New Archive Digitizes More Than a Century of Black American Funeral Programs

A chronicle of lives lived from before the Civil War to today.
Matthew Taub June 24, 2020
Lucille Bishop Smith, shown here in her kitchen, was especially renowned for her hot rolls.
food

Sold: A Black Texan Trailblazer's 'Treasure Chest' of Recipes

Lucille Bishop Smith's famous recipe boxes are still sought after.
Rebecca Rego Barry June 19, 2020
#CreativesAfterCurfew includes over 40 artists in a decentralized power structure, without a clear leader. But most of their murals have the same theme: fighting racial injustice and systemic racism.
murals

How Street Artists Honor George Floyd and Magnify a Movement

Muralists across the country are painting new visions of Black liberation.
Giulia Heyward June 19, 2020
The cookies' two signature ingredients, rum and molasses, demonstrate the deep relationship between New England economy and cuisine, and slavery.
food

How a Black-Owned 19th-Century Tavern Became the Birthplace of a Beloved Cookie

Joe Froggers tell a story of Black business ownership, slavery, and seafaring in Massachusetts.
Reina Gattuso June 18, 2020
New Yorkers are hearing the ubiquitous ice cream truck jingle emanating from police cruisers across several boroughs.
police

Why Are NYPD Cruisers Playing the Ice Cream Truck Jingle?

The melody occupies a niche space at the intersection of ice cream, entertainment, and Black history.
Luke Fater June 16, 2020
In June, the fence around Lafayette Square became a gallery. Now curators are working to collect some of the signs when they come down.
museums

How D.C.’s Museums Plan to Preserve the New Era of Protest

The effort to document Black Lives Matter and more—in real time.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 11, 2020
Gastro Obscura

Picarones

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dooky Chase's Restaurant

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."