Black History
Stories of Black excellence
Views on racial equity, allyship, and inclusion by Our Human Family
Black History Month: Giving Black Achievements Their Due
VOL 4 NO 9: Sherry Kappel on the intersection of Black History, Black excellence in sports, and racism; Jesse Wilson on why we celebrate Hip Hop ...
Black History: Learn It and Never Forget
VOL 4 NO 8: William Spivey on the relevance of Black achievements, turning points in history, and atrocities committed against Black people. ...
Black History’s Call to Pay Allyship Forward
VOL 4 NO 7: “True Friendship Can Transcend Race,” Dan Hislop on Howard Thurman (mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.) and the source of his peace in the face of hatred ...
What I Really Think About Black History Month and Its Roots
“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” —Dr. Carter G. Woodson ...
Black History Month: The Value in Looking Back
VOL 4 NO 6: Clay Rivers on why celebrating Black History Month will always matter and “Rosa Parks: More Than a One-Hit Wonder” by Sabrina Bryant ...
“OHF Weekly” Celebrates Black History Month
We invite you to delve into the lives of notable Black Americans whose achievements have greatly impacted not only Black Americans, but all Americans. ...
Has the Time Passed for Dr. King’s Dream?
An America in which people of all colors are afforded the same freedoms in equal measure—was it all a wishful thinking? ...
The Anti-Racist Life
VOL 4 NO 2: The third and final installment of Sylvia Wohlfarth’s series on Frederick Douglass’s adventures in Ireland ...
Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Part II)
Frederick Douglass lectured on anti-slavery, temperance, women’s rights, racism, and social justice for all. He also edited and owned newspapers ...
Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Part I)
The most celebrated Black man of his era, Frederick Douglass was also the most photographed American of any race in the 19th century ...
Until the Lion Tells the Story
The ways dominant groups portray themselves as heroes in historical narratives ...
Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon” Immortalizes Middle Passage Survivor
Nothing prepares you for the story of Oluale Kossula — who was given the slave name of Cudjo Lewis ...