The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented flourishing of African-American culture and creativity in 1920s New York. It fostered a newfound sense of Black pride and identity, which extended far beyond the confines of Harlem.

Discover the history of all-Black towns established after the Civil War, offering hope and refuge for newly freed Black Americans. Explore how events like D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" and the Red Summer of 1919 led to a...

Explore the contrasting philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois during the Reconstruction Era and their approaches to challenging Jim Crow laws. Learn about the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case and how the NAACP emerged...

Language is constantly changing and ethnonyms are no exception. From "Negro" to "Colored" and "African American" to "Black," the people and cultures of African origin living in the United States have had many names. Today Danielle looks...

Learn about the career of W.E.B. Du Bois, the most important Black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.

The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of African American culture and creativity that began in 1920s New York.

The Biden administration promised Black and other "disadvantaged" farmers $4 billion in federal aid, but it's been held up.

As we near the end of Black History Month, we at The Recount want to take you back to where it all began: with Carter G. Woodson, a historian who believed that educating people (ALL people!) about Black history was absolutely necessary...