Homepage Sign inGet started SUPPORT TIMELINEPHOTOSVIDEOSWOMEN'S HISTORYBLACK HISTORYNEWSLETTER Black History Muhammad Ali wouldn’t go to war for a country that didn’t value black lives Muhammad Ali wouldn’t go to war for a country that didn’t value black lives With this act of defiance, Ali was stripped of his title, his passport, and the right to fight in the U.S. Nina Renata Aron Apr 27, 2018 A white mob wiped this all-black Florida town off the map. 60 years later their story was finally… Heather Gilligan How the NAACP fought lynching… with pictures of a man being lynched Andrew Belonsky It’s been 50 years since Hendrix’s ‘Electric Ladyland’ blew our minds Martin Johnson The first black-owned record label in the U.S. wanted to “uplift” black people through music Ashawnta Jackson In the 1970s, comedy fans found the dirty truth in the grooves of Laff Records Donnell Alexander He showed up to photography school before he owned a camera; now his work can be seen in galleries Brendan Seibel Brought to Mexico in chains, Gaspar Yanga and his followers staged a bloody rebellion Brought to Mexico in chains, Gaspar Yanga and his followers staged ... Donnell Alexander Feb 8, 2018 After the Anita Hill hearings, dialogue around black sexual harassment was dominated by wealthy… After the Anita Hill hearings, dialogue around black sexual harassm... Laura Smith Feb 7, 2018 She was a maid at 9, wrote a hit song at 11 — and won a Grammy at 93 She was a maid at 9, wrote a hit song at 11 — and won a Grammy at 93 Nina Renata Aron Feb 6, 2018 When cops raided a hip 1970s London cafe, Britain’s Black Power movement rose up When cops raided a hip 1970s London cafe, Britain’s Black Power mov... Pete Brook Feb 5, 2018 It’s been nearly 40 years since Bad Brains shattered stereotypes about punk rock — and black music It’s been nearly 40 years since Bad Brains shattered stereotypes ab... Nina Renata Aron Feb 1, 2018 Mississippi Spying: These photos show the government’s conspiracy against integration in the South Mississippi Spying: These photos show the government’s conspiracy a... Rian Dundon Feb 1, 2018