History is full of important protests that legitimately effected change. Protests are one of the most popular ways to express ...

In a call to action for universities and society at large, this inspiring lecture underscored the power of language as a ...

On view through early March 2026, this photography exhibition follows identity, struggle, spirituality and the connectedness of the African diaspora.

University of Chicago student Tori Harris, a fourth-year in the College, has been selected as a 2026 Rhodes Scholar. She will attend Oxford University next fall with the goal of earning her master’s ...

Containers are being loaded onto a truck at Lekki Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov 30, 2024. Lekki Port, a commercial cooperation project constructed by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd, stands as ...

The Studio Museum in Harlem’s longtime residency program has been pivotal to artists of color. Here, alumni look back on why it was so crucial to them.

Based on the life of Zora Neale Hurston, new play “Let the People Sing” shines a light on a racist incident in Rollins ...

In Slavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World (Monthly Review Press, 2025), Steve Cushion lays bare the ...

Herbalism, divination, and spiritualism often combine in traditional African medicine, perhaps the oldest and most varied therapeutic system in the world. This holistic health care system has many ...

A group of Harvard-affiliated researchers presented an extensive report Thursday on the people enslaved by the Vassall family, whose members were affiliated with the University and lived at the ...

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and others ...