West Oakland's 16th Street Station joins the National Register, celebrating African American migration, labor history and ...

When African Americans left the rural South for the northern and western United States, what rituals and rations sustained ...

William Nesbit, an African American man who moved to Blair County in the mid-1800s was instrumental in helping others secure ...

The beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidential term on January 20 was a crucial day in international politics and for ...

From the plantations of 19th century Mississippi to the steel mills of 20th century Youngstown to the board rooms of any major 21st century metropolis, work has long been a defining trait of the black ...

In February, you can celebrate Black History Month with a variety of WTTW programming that explores the political, artistic, ...

This cultural erasure motivated artist Adrian Jones to create Looking Glass, an iOS app that brings Pittsburgh’s Black past ...

Feb. 18, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Wednesdays, Feb. 5 - 26 at 8 a.m. on KPBS 2. The series explores how a ...

Gates ("Gospel," "Making Black America," "Finding Your Roots") argues here that the Great Migration "continues to shape the ...

Detroit has one of the largest African American populations. A new documentary will explore the Great Migration, which played ...

The docuseries will explore pressures, both political and economic, that sparked the migration. According to Gates, Detroit's ...