History

From family-friendly volunteer events to free museum visits, here’s how you can reflect, serve, and celebrate across the city.

This Black History Month, we honor Dr. James McCune Smith, a pioneering figure whose life and achievements have left an indelible mark on American history. As the first African American to earn a medical degree, Smith's journey from a New York City birth in 1813 to medical laurels in Glasgow, Scotland, embodies the relentless pursuit of excellence against all odds.

Discover the inspiring journey of Henry Boyd, an enslaved craftsman who rose to become a leading furniture entrepreneur in 19th-century Cincinnati.

In the United States, the month of February is known as Black History Month, an annual celebration of African American achievement and recognition of the group’s place in U.S. history.

Ship Carrying Over 100 Enslaved Africans Arrives in Alabama Despite Ban On Slave Importation

President Biden signed legislation on Thursday to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States...

#GoodRead of the week: The Political Economy of Race in Indianapolis by Pierce, Richard B. This history of the black community of Indianapolis in the 20th ...

The term Black Wall Street was used until the Tulsa race riot of 1921. The name has also been applied more generally to districts of African American high economic...