Bennett College to Auction Harriet Tubman Portrait
Sotheby's New York will offer the Aaron Douglas painting as part of its November 18 modern art auction.
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November 11, 2026
Last Known Tulsa Massacre Survivor Turns 112Lessie Benningfield Randle, the last known living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has reached her 112th birthday.
November 10, 2026
LeVar Burton Memoir Recounts Estranged FatherRandom House published Burton's memoir Take My Word for It on November 10, 2026, as the actor reflects on his father's recent death.
November 10, 2026
Maleah Joi Moon Wins Ebony Power 100 Fan AwardActress Maleah Joi Moon received the fan-voted People's Choice Award at the 2026 Ebony Power 100 gala, which Tiffany Haddish also attended.
November 9, 2026
Bunch Records Virtual Talk After Canceled VisitSmithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch recorded a conversation with Bronzeville Center for the Arts Executive Director Ra Joy after canceling his Milwaukee appearance.
November 5, 2026
LEGO Book Honors 27 Black Cultural IconsNo Starch Press will release Awesome Black Creativity, a LEGO-brick celebration of Black cultural icons, on January 12.
November 5, 2026
Jeffrey Wright Discusses W.E.B. Du Bois DocumentaryActor Jeffrey Wright spoke after a screening of Rita Coburn's documentary W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause.
November 2, 2026
Black Census Finds Low Trust in Federal GovernmentEarly findings from the 2026 Black Census show most respondents have little trust in federal and elected officials.
November 1, 2026
National Gallery to Open Early Black Photo ExhibitThe Remember Me exhibition, opening November 7, presents seventy early photographs of African Americans dating to the 1840s.
October 31, 2026
Marcia Ann Gillespie Dies at 82The former Essence and Ms. magazine editor who broke barriers in American publishing has died at age 82.
October 31, 2026
Trump Issues Truth Social Post on Obama EraFormer President Donald Trump claims several social and political groups emerged under Barack Obama's tenure.
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