Carol Gordon is an avid collector of Black American memorabilia and has assembled a traveling history museum that she takes ...
Jennifer Jones, 57, made history by becoming America's first-ever African American Rockette in 1987. Since then, she has gone ...
The origins of New Orleans’ most beloved organizations are storied. By the early 1900s, women from New Orleans’ Red Light District, 7th Ward Creoles of color along with women of color ...
Antique shops and academics discuss what is happening to Black memorabilia as Florida plans its Black History Museum.
Black Barbie turned 45 over the weekend, marking nearly half a century of hard fought representation on store shelves.
HIGH POINT, N.C. — This Black History Month a unique pop-up exhibit by Thankful Heritage Museum highlights the evolution of black dolls throughout history.
Artist Kimberly Camp uses handmade dolls to address identity, culture and the African American experience through her exhibit at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey.
Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...
From her rise in Pittsburgh to her success in Chicago, Jackie Ormes' impact on the world of comics is undeniable.
The Thankful Heritage Museum is a nonprofit that has traveled all over North Carolina for 31 years, sharing Black history and culture through its mobile museum displays. Right now, it has a unique ...
“Almost all of these dolls have some type of history,” Howell said. “They’re not dolls you can just go out and buy at a ...
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / 3, 2025 / African American Expressions (AAE) is proud to launch its new Black ...