While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

"Trace/s," the Brooklyn Public Library's newest exhibit, was unveiled last week in Downtown Brooklyn, connecting the legacy ...

Olufemi Farouk is a tour guide at the Mobee Slave Relics Museum in Badagri, Nigeria. 1010 WINS spoke with him about the ...

Black History Month honors the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, and it’s a great time ...

Named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978, Gorée Island is most visited for the House of Slaves: once a holding cell for ...

On February 2, 1862, Congress took a significant step toward ending slavery in the United States by abolishing it in the District of Columbia. This decision marked a crucial moment in the fight for ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

The African Americans ... The Nation. "Our Lincoln." History.com. "Fugitive Slave Acts." U.S. Marshals Service. "Enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law Put Marshals Squarely in the mMiddle of the ...

New York City is renowned as a global center of finance, commerce and culture, but its role in slavery is far lesser known.   Although the slave trade is typically associated […] ...