African american leaders

SAAM's education resources use artworks as invitations to explore historical eras, literary themes, and connections to the present day. Contextualized within the people, movements, and stories of the United States, these artworks provide rich opportunities to uncover complexities and perspectives and put new knowledge to use.

The young Rosa Parks

The Louisiana Legislature was more than 1/2 Black right after the Civil War and Black people were able to vote for the first time! Discover the true story and history of Treme, New Orleans, as seen on HBO. Featuring local musicians, artists, dancers, and writers. FAUBOURG TREME: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans retraces the fascinating and unique history of America’s oldest black neighborhood. Watch Treme documentary preview here: www.tremedoc.com/

The greatest of all time.

Sweeping changes were possible in the past because black leaders were willing to risk their lives and call out problems before they became crises.

Virtually nonexistent among the city’s monuments, L.G.B.T.Q. men and women have made outsize contributions to New York’s identity. It is long past time they were put on a pedestal.

EgyptSearch Forums: For The Black People of This Forum...Just Because...

Jelani Cobb on Elijah Cummings, the Maryland congressman and African-American leader, who has died, at sixty-eight.