Synonymous with Chicago is the DuSable Museum, and inseparably linking them is Margaret Burroughs.
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After nearly 30 years of collecting rare artifacts, this Detroit teacher launched a mobile museum that travels the country educating people on African American history all year round.
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Join OkayAfrica as we celebrate love with these nostalgic photos of our parents and grandparents.
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Debbie McClain espouses the notion of giving back to the community in grand style — something she and her family have been doing for generations.
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Christopher Priest broke the color barrier at Marvel and reinvented a classic character. Why was he nearly written out of comics history?
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“Let our rejoicing rise/ High as the list’ning skies….”
Read MoreRodarte: Where Black Beauty Blooms This Season | The Root
Women who inspire us? Well, these women most certainly do! We’re thanking Rodarte—the two-sister design team from Los Angeles—for bringing us these stunning images of strong, smart, stellar women to sweep us into spring style.
Read MoreBasquiat painting on view at Brooklyn Museum | New York Amsterdam News
“One Basquiat” is the first museum exhibition of the skull painting.
Read MoreSee Barack and Michelle Obama’s new portraits unveiled today | Los Angeles Times
Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were on hand Monday to unveil their official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
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Two photos, taken 30 years apart, illustrate the Rev. Avery Alexander’s indefatigable fight against racism and injustice.
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