ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...

“Personal to Political” lives up to its name at Sarasota Art Museum. It showcases the work of 17 Black contemporary artists ...

That lawn mower you use to cut your grass has been centuries in the making. Yes, really. The history of the lawn mower is ...

Catch Beyoncé live, check out the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and attend a book talk on DC's Latino immigrants.

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg officially established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in ...

Uncover the role of architecture in commemorating Juneteenth, with museums dedicated to African American stories and cultural ...

The first Black U.S. senator lived an extraordinary life. Hiram Revels subverted slave states and recruited soldiers in the Civil War. In the 150 years since he took office, he remains one of only ...

NEW YORK — It is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country — and its most devoted supporters say not enough people know about it. The ...

A South Carolina park was once a town founded by freed people. Now visitors sleep there to get close to history.

The Beacon of Freedom rises 47 feet and was designed by Perkins&Will, and fabricated by Demiurge. It was inspired by civil leader and activist Lyda Moore Merrick, who once said: “My father ...

The history and memory of Palmares also reveals that people can resist attempts to erase hard truths about slavery. Advertisement The Portuguese arrived in modern-day Brazil in 1500, establishing ...