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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography

Black Experience

Watch Parties Highlight Museum’s Opening Week

by Stacy M. Brown September 14, 2016October 30, 2020

As the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. celebrates its 40th anniversary, more than 10,000 men, women and youth from across the country will gather in the nation's capital

Black Experience

CBCF: ‘Defining the Moment, Building the Movement’

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 14, 2016October 30, 2020

Carla Hayden is sworn in as the head of the Library of Congress at the library's Thomas Jefferson Building in southeast Washington on Sept. 14. Photo by Roy Lewis

Black Experience

Carla Hayden Sworn In as 1st Black, Woman Librarian of Congress

by Lauren M. Poteat September 14, 2016October 30, 2020

Courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society

Black Experience

Students Who Protested Virginia’s Jim Crow Laws Honored

by WI Webstaff September 13, 2016October 30, 2020

Black Experience

Hollywood Still White Boys Club: Study

by WI Webstaff September 12, 2016October 30, 2020

Rep. Charles Rangel (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience

Charles Rangel Reflects on Stellar Political Career

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

The problem — inadequate capital access for minority-owned businesses — is depriving minority communities of their own source of wealth and jobs. /photo: NewsOne

Black Experience

Barriers To Financing Undermines Black Entrepreneurship

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

Many experts stress that there's a continued need for diversity in politics, business and beyond. /Photo: iStock

Black Experience

For Business, Politics and Beyond

by Stacy M. Brown September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

America has come a long way since the days when gays and lesbians were ostracized /Photo: iStock

Black Experience

Securing Gay Rights and Ending Discrimination

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

Three decades before he became Prince George's County executive, Rushern Baker was an ambitious Howard University Law School graduate while Christa Beverly was another young lawyer who shared the same passions in many ways.

Black Experience

Finding Lasting Love and Purpose as CBCF Fellows

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2016October 30, 2020