As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...

Common Sense Media editors help you choose Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners. These award-winning books for kids and young adults show an appreciation of African American culture.

Kaundama is one of tens of thousands of African migrants drawn to Guangzhou by its giant wholesale markets, which connect African buyers with the bounty of China’s sprawling manufacturing base.

The everyday clothing worn by American women in the last 200 years is on display through this weekend at the New York Historical museum in Manhattan.

Object Details Manufactured by Edgar Industries, Inc., American Worn by General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021 Subject of United States Army, American, founded 1775 United States Armed Forces, ...

xiii, 458 pages : 24 cm "Here is an account of a past rich in beauty and creativity, but also in tragedy and trauma. Historian Nell Irvin Painter blends a vivid narrative based on the latest research ...