Black History

The Griot Museum of Black History has received a $100,000 grant to honor the historic contributions of Black St. Louis women.

Homer G. Phillips Hospital was internationally known as a state-of-the-art institution and for training Black medical graduates, when few other places did so. The hospital, located in the Ville, was open from 1937 to 1979.

After decades of grassroots organization and cleanup efforts by volunteers, the Father Dickson Cemetery in Crestwood has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

“We have so many different cultural aspects, and we’re not taking care of them,” said one East St. Louisan.

George Washington Carver is slotted in American history lessons as "the peanut guy." But the Missourian led a revolution in biofuels, food trucks, plant-based meats, alternative medicines, and even civil rights.

In many school districts, there is a tense debate mounting over whether teachers should discuss the role racism and discrimination have played throughout our nation’s history.

Lorenzo Powell is one of 207 Black Missouri farmers. As he continues the legacy of his family farm into its sixth generation, we follow his journey and his wait for a response to the injunction against debt relief from the American Rescue Plan.

Matt Meacham of Illinois Humanities delves into two exhibitions currently touring the state: the Smithsonian's “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” and the “Illinois Freedom Project.”

Belleville News-Democrat reporter DeAsia Paige delves into East St. Louis’ rich musical heritage and discusses her inaugural four-part series for the paper, titled “ESTL Voices.”

A new documentary series, “In Our Voices," tells the stories of LGBTQ locals by giving them control of the interview.