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Discover the inspiring history of black arts education in Washington, DC, through the exhibition A Bold and Beautiful Vision at the Anacostia Community Museum. Explore the legacy of renowned educators like Thomas Hunster and William N. Buckner

Not only are HBCUs an incubator for Black success, but they are also necessary for fostering community, continuing tradition and culture, and preserving the richness of African-American history.

Morning Mist, Thomas Hunster, 1915. Oil on canvas.... Learn more

Upstate’s forgotten abolitionists: Myrtilla Miner bravely taught Washington D.C.’s Black daughters Updated Feb 23, 2021; Facebook Share Upstate New York was a hotbed in the 19th century for the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad. Names like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Gerrit Smith are familiar. But there were also valiant figures from the region, white and Black, who fought for the end of slavery whose names have faded into history. During this Black History Mont...

Tweet When my sister June battled a T-cell cancer, she had to have a blood transfusion. My husband also has a chronic disorder where he lost a great deal of blood. A transfusion was required in that case. I wish I could be more of a contributor to this circle of life, but because I suffer from chronic anemia, I have only been able to donate blood a handful of times. However, I am especially thankful for the man who made it all possible. Dr. Charles R. Drew is known in medical circles as “Th...