#OnThisDay in 1921, one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK was destroyed by a racist mob.
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A poster of the Black Disabled Lives Matter Solidarity Fist designed by Jennifer White-Johnson.

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📺 [WATCH LIVE] a book talk on “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity” by Peabody Award-winning journalist @Michele_Norris Author. Dive into her decade-long work on race and identity at The Race Card Project: s.si.edu/44mAPxB

The Traveler style armchair designed by Stephen Burks.

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“Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.” — Huey P. Newton

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#MemorialDay , also known as Decoration Day, is an annual holiday where our nation pauses to honor the service and sacrifice of military heroes who gave their lives for our freedoms. #ANationsStory #APeoplesJourney

Rope Hammock is from a series of hammocks Sheldon Scott worked with to explore histories of labor and leisure.

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“That’s the work my work does for me. It allows me to go back to a place of play and imagination and hope.” —Amy Sherald

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📚 Join us for a book talk on 'Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity' by journalist @Michele_Norris. Dive into a decade's worth of stories, essays, and photos from The Race Card Project.

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“I created Harlem Toile to lampoon some of the stereotypes commonly associated with African Americans, but ultimately to celebrate our complex history and rich culture, which has often been appropriated.” — Sheila Bridges

Illustration by Rachelle A. Baker for the cover of Elle Decor magazine.
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#OnThisDay in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the decision of “separate but equal” in Plessy v. Ferguson. The case determined the constitutionality of a Louisiana law passed in 1890 'providing for separate railway carriages for the white and colored races.' #ANationsStory

The Brown v. Board decision was met with opposition forcing the integration of several schools, including Central High in Arkansas. In 1957, 9 Black students, known as the 'Little Rock Nine,' were met by hostile white people, and National Guardsmen ordered to block their entry.