The Rarest Fruit” depicts how Edmond Albius, a 19th-century Black wunderkind, solved a pollination puzzle.

America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates is as much critique as celebration, writes documentary filmmaker. While Bates’ first verse celebrates America’s beauty, the other three ask us to fully ...

You’d be excused for being suspicious of these concoctions. Poured into clear-glass one-gallon jars of unregulated cleanliness, the various flavors are often labeled with gray duct tape and felt-tip ...

In 1992, the USDA established the 1890 National Scholars Program, which awards scholarships to students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities, HBCUS.

The national flower of the United States is the rose, symbolising love, honour, and beauty. Learn how it was chosen, its significance in American culture, and the various varieties that flourish ...

What is the National Flower of India? Learn about the Lotus, India’s national flower. Discover its meaning, beauty, importance in Indian culture, and why it stands for purity, peace, and strength.

In it, Trump singled out some Smithsonian Institution museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He said the Smithsonian has “come under the influence of a ...

In 1971, the residents succeeded: The National Register sanctioned the monument as “the only such shrine in the U.S… . [and a] symbol of the belief that certain deceased individuals grant the wishes ...

OBSERVATIONS: Most of the Territories in the Caribbean have adopted national emblems, including national flowers, national birds, coats of arms, and other such emblems. Some of these Territories are ...

Roland Maurice Jefferson was the first Black botanist of the National Arboretum who developed ways to sustain the cherry trees in DC. (Howard University) ...

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year in a row Sunday.