(Photos) Emancipation Day Celebrated in Georgia since 1866
July 12, 2020
African-Americans and others in Thomaston, Georgia have celebrated Emancipation Day since 1866 … More (Photos) Emancipation Day Celebrated in Georgia since 1866
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(Photo) A city worker and a Perspective on Confederate Monument Removals
July 12, 2020
A Decatur, Georgia city worker and a perspective on removal of Confederate Monuments. In addition to link to Dr. Hilary Green’s map of Confederate Monument removals … More (Photo) A city worker and a Perspective on Confederate Monument Removals
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Re-Opens with “Right to the City” Exhibit
October 16, 2019
By: Geronimo Collins The Anacostia Community Museum, located in Southeast Washington and one mile from Frederick Douglass’s home, hosted its grand reopening celebration on Saturday, October 12th after a seven-month-long, $4.5 million renovation. The renovation adds new greenery, seats, lights, and murals to make the museum more communal. It was also the reopening of “A … More Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Re-Opens with “Right to the City” Exhibit
400 Years Exhibit Opening: MALU & APEX Museum
August 27, 2019
VisitBlackHistory.com attended the opening of “400 Years” at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, yesterday. August 25, 2019 is considered the “400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved Africans to Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia.” Martin Luther King, Jr. NHP (MALU) has partnered with neighboring APEX Museum to illustrate the … More 400 Years Exhibit Opening: MALU & APEX Museum
African American Grounds at Historic Oakland Cemetery
June 21, 2019
This week, many across the U.S. commemorated and acknowledged Juneteenth. I was in a very reflective state of mind that day, lending my thoughts to what freedom really meant for African Americans after slavery. I asked Ali’a for ideas on black historic sites in Atlanta, that I could visit and document. Of those she suggested, … More African American Grounds at Historic Oakland Cemetery
Professional Spotlight: Derek T. Mosley, Archivist/Division Manager Auburn Avenue Research Library
February 22, 2019
Recorded February 8th, 2019 at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. Derek T. Mosley, Archivist/Division Manager In this professional spotlight, we sit down with Derek T. Mosley about his career path to becoming Auburn Avenue Research Library’s Archivist and Division Manager. Mr. Mosley shares that he has had a love for … More Professional Spotlight: Derek T. Mosley, Archivist/Division Manager Auburn Avenue Research Library