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Deciphering the Ancient Scrolls of Herculaneum

Nearly two-thousand years ago, Mount Vesuvius buried the ancient city of He...

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Rare Audio of Enslaved People Connects History to the P...

ABC News’ Alex Presha examines rare audio of formerly enslaved people to pr...

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The Couple Behind One of the Largest African-American A...

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey started their art collection in the early 1970s.

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Toni Morrison on Language, Evil and ‘The White Gaze’

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to Cornell Mar...

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The Iconic Darlene Love

The iconic Darlene Love recounts her relationship with rock icon Elvis Pres...

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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am offers an artful and intimate meditation on...

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Franklin Gets His Moment in the Spotlight in New ‘Peanu...

A new animated special puts a spotlight on Franklin Armstrong, the first Bl...

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Image of Young Polar Bear Wins Wildlife Photography Awa...

A stunning image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep on an iceberg, by...

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Jennifer Hudson Reacts to Staffer’s ‘Mortifying’ Rosa P...

“The Jennifer Hudson Show” writer Cody tells Jennifer Hudson the story of h...

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Kerr County Man Has Nearly 50,000 Crayons

...but this treasured color is the rarest of them all.

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Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaiss...

One of the most influential periods in Black American History post-slavery...

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Celebrating Black Influence on American Cuisine

Chef Marcus Samuelsson's new book, "The Rise," is his recipe for a national...

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How Black Culture Helped Define American Cuisine

Since before we were a nation, African Americans have had an extraordinaril...

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"Afro-Atlantic Histories": Art of the African Diaspora

Works of artists from Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean from the 17th...

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Searching for Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissa...

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"Black National Anthem"

Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing...

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