American History

On February 24, Color Of Change honored seven educators and activists committed to teaching true American history. In direct response

/ February 25, 2022

Alabama welcomes visitors at the “First White House of the Confederacy,” a historic home next to the state Capitol where

/ February 6, 2022
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North Carolina educators in Johnston County face disciplinary action or termination if they teach Critical Race Theory in the classroom.  The

/ October 5, 2021

Regan Freeman had spent more than a year organizing a project to tell the story of a Black South Carolina

/ January 2, 2021

A Black descendant of a founding father and early president of the United States dressed as his ancestor for a

/ July 5, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

It was my first time visiting the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, and the name plate read “Araminta

/ February 21, 2017
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Republican president-elect Donald Trump's lack of black and minority support in Tuesday's election comes as no surprise, considering the way

/ November 10, 2016