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The Schomburg Center opened a new exhibit celebrating contemporary artwork by Black women this weekend. Known as the “Forging Ahead:…
On this day in 1919, a white mob in Omaha, Nebraska, lynched Will Brown after he was accused of raping…
On September 27, 1915, Xavier University of Louisiana opened its doors to Native Americans and Black students in the South.…
On this day in history, September 26, 1981, Serena Jameka Williams, a legendary athlete, was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Raised…
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On this day in 2016, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors to the…