African Americans

Hiker climbing mountain (© Full Circle)

Outdoor adventure for all

New groups have formed to get more people from underrepresented backgrounds to participate in outdoor adventure sports. Learn about them.
Two women dressed in dark blue, wearing hats (© Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Images)

How cities across the U.S. observe Juneteenth [photo gallery]

Learn how the Juneteenth holiday began and how it honors past generations of African Americans while looking ahead to the future.
Karine Jean-Pierre, smiling, at White House lectern (© Andrew Harnik/AP Images)

Meet Karine Jean-Pierre, the new White House press secretary

Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black and openly gay White House press secretary when she assumed the role May 16. Learn more.
Illustration of silhouettes of people in crowd (© Shutterstock.com)

State Department’s historic plan to advance equity in U.S. foreign policy

Learn more about the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to ensure racial minorities and underserved communities are protected worldwide.
Black-and-white photo of Jackie Robinson swinging bat in baseball stadium (© AP Images)

Celebrate baseball great Jackie Robinson with this poster

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson took his position at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Seventy-five years later, his legacy lives on.
Poster celebrating jazz, with illustration of Jon Batiste leaning back, smiling, with eyes closed, playing a melodica (State Dept./D. Thompson)

Meet Oscar-winning jazz artist Jon Batiste [poster]

For Jazz Appreciation Month, learn about Jon Batiste, a young American jazz musician who has won numerous awards, including an Oscar in 2021.
Billie Holiday singing at a microphone (© MIchael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

Jazz musicians advanced America’s civil rights

April is Jazz Appreciation Month. Listen to some of the music American jazz artists recorded before and during the civil rights movement.
President Biden looking on as Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at lectern (© Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson, the next Supreme Court justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson is an experienced jurist who has sought to make criminal sentences just. Learn about the next Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor standing in front of U.S. Supreme Court (© David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

Next Supreme Court justice follows in footsteps of other female justices

The next Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, will join a growing group of female justices who influence American jurisprudence.