In Defense of…

Remember What They Told You To Forget: The Campaign To Erase Black History
BlackPast.org Board Member and newspaper columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. shares his concerns about the prospect of Black history being lost...
May 18th, 2025

Black History Will Not Be Erased
In the article below, Quintard Taylor, the founder of BlackPast.org, describes the recent attempts to marginalize African American history and...
April 3rd, 2025

In Defense of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
This editorial by BlackPast.org Board Chair Douglas Bender, addresses the ongoing challenge for survival faced by Historically Black Colleges and...
April 20th, 2024

In Defense of Black History: A BlackPast.org Manifesto
It is a story of strivers and achievers, of resilience and grace, of unthinkable pain and unbelievable triumph. It is...
April 19th, 2024