100 Years Ago African-Americans Marched Down 5th Avenue To Declare That Black Lives Matterby Chad Williams, Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies, Brandeis UniversityEditor’s Note: This article was published on July 25, 2017.The only sounds were those of muffled drums, the shuffling of feet…
The Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia — also known as the Colored Knights of Pythias — emerged in the late 19th century as one of the most important Black fraternal and mutual aid institutions in…
The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW) is one of the most prominent African American fraternal organizations in the United States, founded in the late 19th century in response to racial exclusion from white fraternal orders.IBPOEW traces its origins…
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (GUOOF), formally established in 1843 in New York City, is one of the oldest and most influential Black fraternal organizations in the United States. It was founded by Peter Ogden, a free Black sailor who secured…
Activists Have Long Called for Charleston to Confront Its Racial History. Tourists Are Now Expecting It.by Jennifer Berry Hawes — originally published by ProPublicaIn his younger days as a carriage driver, Tony Youmans would strike a rapport with customers, nearly all of them white,…
The civil rights activist — who died on February 17, 2026 — helped pave the way for Barack Obama’s election a generation later as the nation’s first (and so far only) African American president.
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