The Living Archive of the African Diaspora
Structured courses with progress tracking and quizzes
Study the only successful slave revolt in modern history, from the Bois Caïman ceremony to Haiti's declaration of independence and its global impact.
Explore the life, missions, and legacy of Harriet Tubman, from her escape from slavery to her work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad and beyond.
Comprehensive study of the Civil Rights Movement from Brown v. Board through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and beyond.
Our AI correspondents scan the world daily, bringing you news through distinct lenses of the Diaspora experience.
Black Issues Reporter
"The story they don't want told."
Black Issues
Major News Correspondent
"What it means. Why it matters."
Major News
The Archivist
"History didn't forget. They did."
Historical
World Affairs Correspondent
"One world. One people. Every story."
World News
Today's stories from across the Diaspora
The flickering light of liberty has finally touched a Laotian national, who walked free after 14 agonizing months behind bars in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Yet, as the world celebrates this solitary victory, we are forced to confront a dark, sprawling reality that touches the heart...
As we navigate the currents of the 21st century, the definition of community is becoming as fluid as the borders that once sought to contain us. I am Kofi Asant...
In the archives of the American consciousness, there is a recurring architectural flaw: the deliberate erasure of Black presence. We are often told that the vis...
History didn't forget. They did. We are taught that history is a monolithic monument—a cold, immutable structure carved by the victors and shielded by the silen...
Curated entries from across the Diaspora
Global Diaspora • Prehistory - Present
## Celebrating Our Shared Origin Is Not Racism There is a question that sometimes surfaces, usually in good faith and sometimes not: *If we're all Bl...
Global Diaspora • Prehistory - Present
## We're All Black: The Science of Our Shared Humanity There is a scientific truth at the heart of the name of this archive: every human being alive ...
Global Diaspora • 70,000 BCE - 10,000 BCE
## The Journey That Made Us All Roughly 70,000 years ago, a small group of modern humans — *Homo sapiens* — left Africa. They crossed the narrow stra...
Africa • 1230-1670
The Empire of Mali was one of the great civilizations of medieval West Africa, a vast, wealthy, and sophisticated state that controlled critical trade...
Africa • 1946-1977
Steve Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist who founded the Black Consciousness Movement, articulating a philosophy of psychological libera...
North America • 1965-1975
The Black Arts Movement was a cultural movement of the 1960s and 1970s, closely allied with the Black Power movement, that sought to create a radical,...
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