Karen

Imagine an enslaved woman as she considers — in a matter of seconds — whether to turn in a fugitve from slavery or help him escape; perhaps she could even join him in pursuit of freedom. What goes through her head? Who does she think about? In Runaway, a short film now available on Historic […]

On the ground floor of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington is an exhibition on the building’s spectacular architectural design. There you’ll find, among the three noted sources of inspiration on display, a picture of an African-American woman dancing jubilantly, skirts twirling and arms raised up to the sky against […]