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Good News in History, August 21
Happy 40th birthday to the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt. The Jamaican superstar...
The Black Women Freedom Fighters History Forgot — The Untold...
This Black August, we take a look at the Black women political prisoners whose sacrifices...
Good News in History, August 18
88 years ago today, the Thousand Islands Bridge connecting the US with Canada over...
Colonial Kenya and the Politics of Visibility
During the Kenya Emergency, photography became a vital tool for psychological warfare....
Mauritius — Birth Control or Starvation
From Our Archives – A Glimpse into 1961 Under this caption, the London weekly, New...
Trump Wants Black People Barred From Med School
By targeting medical schools for prioritizing diversity, the Trump administration...
Why Didn’t African Gods Save Enslaved Africans or Prevent...
Slavery • African religion • Christianity • History Why Didn’t African Gods Save...
Good News in History, August 15
108 years ago today, American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the first long-form...
Good News in History, August 14
85 years ago today, US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston...
Here Is The Story Behind Every African Country’s Name.
Three African Countries Share a Name That Literally Means “The Burnt People.” Those...
ASALH: Oldest Black History Organization To Convene Here
The nation’s oldest organization dedicated to preserving Black history will bring...
The Slave Trade Myth Why We’ve Been Looking at It All Wrong
Discover how the 1804 Sokoto Jihad fueled a multi-million-dollar inland supply chain...
What postcolonialism looks like in Southeast Asia
AJ's Jamal Elshayyal moderates a panel of academics and leaders from four countries
Jason Arday, Plagiarism and DEI: The Double Standard
Jason Arday • DEI • Academic Standards • Race & IQ Apparently One Black Professor...
Artist Lava Thomas monumentalizes Black presence through...
Fort Worth, August 10, 2026 — The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter)...
Was Abacha a Good President?
ThinkAfrica reference guide Was Abacha a Good President? A Data-Driven Assessment...
Hassoum Ceesay’s British Academy Honour: A new era for...
Why the recognition of a Gambian historian represents a turning point in how The...
Preservation of Nigeria’s History: Inside the Nok Digital...
By Nigeria MagazineFor nearly a century, the story of the Nok people has lived mostly...
Good News in History, August 8
450 years ago today, the keystone of Europe’s first modern astronomical observatory—the...
Ivorian drum, looted by France, goes on display for first...
The Djidji Ayokwe, a sacred "talking drum" which was looted by French colonial troops...
How you can help preserve Minnesota Black history
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, the Minnesota African American Heritage...
'It's exhausting having the same conversation - lack of...
The lack of representation of black authors, illustrators, stories and characters...
George Alcorn and the X-Ray Universe | Think Africa
George Alcorn’s imaging X-ray spectrometer helped advance the technology used to...
Did American Innovation Decline as America Became More...
American innovation • Race • Immigration • Economic history Did American Innovation...
Nubia Preserved Saint George
Nubia • Saint George • African written history Nubia Preserved the Oldest Life of...
Activism, Identity, and the Bengali Photo Archive
What can photographs tell us about anti-racist activism in twentieth-century London?...
Good News in History, August 3
On this day 100 years ago, Tony Bennett, the famed jazz and pop singer, who passed...
The resilient and clever woman who should have been the...
400 years before Queen Mary I took the throne, the Empress Matilda came within a...
Good News in History, August 2
83 years ago today, in combat with the Japanese during the Solomon Islands Campaign...
Good News in History, July 28
133 years ago today, the Vizcaya Bridge, Spain’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site...
POW Letters and ‘Doing Family’
Through the POW experience of her grandfather, Alina Schartner reflects on letter-writing...
Were Ancient Greeks Black: What Does Ancient DNA Predict?
Ancient DNA • Greece • Human pigmentation Were Ancient Greeks Black? Some prehistoric...
Good News in History, July 24
51 years ago today, Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti founded Giorgio Armani SpA...
Good News in History, July 23
Happy 55th Birthday to the amazing musician and singer Alison Krauss, who has won...
The Blogs: Are you a black and white thinker? A protective...
From the blog of Charlotte Mendel at The Times of Israel
Good News in History, July 22
30 years ago today, The Daily Show began satirizing and skewering politicians and...
Good News in History, July 21
36 years ago today, Roger Waters performed The Wall in Berlin for 350,000 fans to...
Radical Friendship and Early Feminism: Anna Doyle Wheeler...
Ophélie Siméon dives into the letters exchanged between nineteenth-century radical...
ON THIS DAY: A Global GOAT Was Born On July 18
Born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1917, in the village of Mvezo, South Africa....
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Howard University Chaplain Robert Boxie Becomes America’s...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
Good News in History, July 17
70 years ago today, the MGM musical comedy High Society was released. Starring Bing...
???? Mesoamerican Evidence of Black Presence in the Ancient...
???? Mesoamerican Evidence of Black Presence in the Ancient Americas While "experts"...
Good News in History, July 16
1404 years ago today, the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (PBUH), journeyed with his...
Being an Audience to Arrest
Lucy Clarke examines the arrest in early modern England, reconstructing how bystanders...
Famous Members Of Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority empowers women through scholarship, service, sisterhood,...
Good News in History, July 15
71 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly...
Here Are The Most Iconic Black Players In MLB History
Jordan Walker's unforgettable HR Derby victory was a reminder of what representation...
Felicia Megginson’s Self-Portraits Recast Black Presence...
At Providence College’s Reilly Gallery, “Re-Framing Nature” charts Megginson’s explorations...
A History Of The Racist Rebranding Of Watermelon In The...
National Watermelon Month celebrates a refreshing treat, but the history of the...
Lady Montrose and the At-Home Abortion
What can an advertisement in a nineteenth century London newspaper tell us about...
ECCB unveils new EC$20 note honouring Dame Mary Charles
The ECCB unveiled redesigned EC banknotes featuring regional icons, with Dame Mary...
Africa’s Pioneering Iron Revolution—and How Bad Journalism...
Ron DeSantis claimed slavery taught Black people blacksmithing. Archaeological evidence...
Thank You, James Baldwin For Shredding Delusional American...
By Kary Love Photos: Wikimedia Commons Reading James Baldwin’s 1964 weighty but...
Ramaphosa calls on South Africans to honour Mandela through...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans and people around the world...
Good News in History, July 12
131 years ago, the architect, visionary, and writer Buckminster Fuller was born....
Good News in History, July 11
90 years ago today, the RFK Bridge, also known as the Triborough Bridge, opened...
ON THIS DAY: 250 Years Of Black America
July 10 marks some pretty remarkable moments in American history. The first is the...
Why Does Michael Olise Represent France?
Football • France • International Eligibility Why Does Michael Olise Represent France...
Bayeux Tapestry returns to the UK for first time in almost...
The 70-metre-long embroidered linen depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066.
A 40-year-old excavation just uncovered rare Egyptian artifacts,...
Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a rare collection of golden tongue artefacts...
Celebrating the Rhythmic Connection Between Howard University...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
Good News in History, July 9
Happy 70th Birthday to actor Tom Hanks. Known for both his dramatic and comedic...
Mary Toft and the Radical Birth Control Movement
Why was a twentieth-century doctor deeply involved in the radical birth control...
Non-Violent Tactics Were An Important Part Of The American...
By Dr. Tom H. Hastings Photos: Wikimedia Commons As someone who studies and tries...
Good News in History, July 7
36 years ago today, The Three Tenors performed live for the first time at the Baths...
The (Re)opening of the Bangunan
What can architecture tell us about the nature of colonial rule? Abdullah explores...
Nehesy: Black 14th Dynasty Pharaoh
ThinkAfrica explainer Nehesy: Black Pharaoh of Egypt’s 14th Dynasty Did you know...
Black History Month Resource Pack 2026
The official Black History Month Resource Pack 2026 is now available to pre-order,...
For Howard Students and Faculty, International Women in...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
“Should we go to the pub? Or should we go to the archive?”
This collaborative conversation, facilitated by Kate Dossett and Simon Popple, reflects...
South African anti-migrant protesters should march peacefully,...
Thousands of people from other African countries have left South Africa ahead of...
Uncovering the History of Spain’s First Trans Organisation
How did trans people in 1970s Spain organise and campaign for their rights? Iago...
New Programs in AI, Microchip Design, and Construction...
Along with McElroy, Jamil Fletcher (B.S. ’87), A.J. King, Steve Mobley, Ph.D. (B.A....
America at 250: A Black Man’s Reflection on Pride, Pain,...
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the first word that comes to mind is...
Can White People Join the New Black Panther Party?
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