Bruce's Beach
In 1912, Willa and Charles Bruce built not jus a beach resort, but a refuge. This is the story of how it was stolen and reclaimed.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Hear her story of faith, determination, and unwavering commitment to education and equality.
Loving Day
How Loving Day was born from a Supreme Court case and became a contemporary observance of mixed-race partnership.
Douglass Fourth
Reviewing Frederick Douglass' historic speech and its relevance 173 years later.
Florynce “Flo” Kennedy
This feminist lawyer combined legal brilliance with theatrical activism to challenge racism to connect civil rights with the women's movement.
The Black Civilian Conservation Corps
Honoring the laborers who built America's parks during the Depression, despite facing segregation and exclusion.
Chris Smalls
This modern day labor organizer made history when he led workers in Staten Island to vote to form the country's first Amazon union.
Moranda Smith
This labor organizer united tobacco workers across racial lines and connected workplace rights to broader civil rights struggles.
Curt Flood
Flood sacrificed his baseball career to fight for free agency, transforming sport's labor history.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Civil rights activist. Educator. Presidential advisor. Nothing was too audacious for Mary McLeod Bethune.
Charles S. Hayes
As the Vice President of the United Packinghouse Workers of America, Hayes organized Black meatpacking workers and fought for racial integration.