When Quintard Taylor launched BlackPast in 2007, he didn’t realize attacks on history would make the site as necessary as it ...

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PBS "Your 38th great-grandfather," Gates confirms. "He's one of the most important people in history, of course, and he basically created modern Europe, with an iron will." "Well if you wanna see ...

The African American Historical and Cultural Museum is now open in Waterloo, a big milestone for the organization. The opening marks the first time in the museum’s 29-year history that it will be open ...