What role does storytelling play in preserving history?
That was the question I found myself asking after attending the Indiana Black Expo Black Film Festival, part of the organization’s annual Summer Celebration. This year’s theme, Beyond the Frame: Black Voices Amplified, invited audiences to experience Black history and culture through documentary and narrative film.
Ask someone what they know about Black history and they will usually start in the same place: cotton fields, chains, the Middle Passage. Say it and stop. As if that is the whole record.
The Constitution was written by men who owned people.
March is Women’s History Month. It is a time to recognize the contributions of women whose work has shaped society. But recognition alone is not the full story.
A more important question is this. Why do some contributions become widely known while others remain overlooked?
History is not just a record of what happened. It is also a reflection of what was preserved, what was taught, and what was repeated.
African cultural symbols were never merely decorative.
Across the continent, symbols encoded law, ethics, governance, economic systems, and identity. They functioned as structured communication — visible systems that reinforced authority and communal responsibility.
Understanding African cultural symbols means moving beyond aesthetics and into function
I am not saying, I’m going change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
More than fifty years after his assassination, Malcolm X remains one of the most powerful and misunderstood figures in Black history. His evolution—from a street hustler to a global human rights advocate—was not just a personal transformation. It was a blueprint for how to live, lead, and liberate. Here are 10 lessons from Malcolm X’s life that still speak to the challenges and possibilities we face today.
Today, we turn our attention to Cambridge, Massachusetts, home to the prestigious Harvard University. Founded in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, revered for its academic and research excellence. But beneath this esteemed reputation lies a complex history intertwined with slavery.
