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Chain Bridge Road School
Washington, D.C.

Chain Bridge Road School

A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.
gardens

Podcast: Anne Spencer’s Garden

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 30, 2022
Ellicott City, Maryland

Thomas Isaac Log Cabin

A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.
The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument
Chicago, Illinois

The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.
Charles Henry Turner was the first scientist to prove certain insects could remember, learn, and feel.
science

How a High School Teacher Changed Early 20th-Century Insect Science

Systemic racism kept him from a position in higher education—but it didn't stop Charles Henry Turner from rewriting our understanding of bees, ants, and cockroaches.
Edward D. Melillo August 15, 2022
Charlotte Forten Grimké House
Washington, D.C.

Charlotte Forten Grimké House

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.
Interior of school.
Gloucester, Virginia

Woodville School

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
collections

Video: Inside The Unique Sebastopol House

This unique house features both inventive architecture as well as what is considered to be the one of the first Black-owned businesses in the state of Texas.
"Bob" from OSH Mural #2
Oakland, California

Oakland Super Heroes Mural Project

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.
aquariums

Podcast: The Places Team's Favorite Atlas Entries

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team July 7, 2022
education

Podcast: Floating Freedom School

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 30, 2022
Cowboy Jordan Miller rides in the Black Cowboy Association’s 45th annual parade, held in 2019 in Oakland.
culture

Inside America's Premier Black Rodeo, A Celebration of Cowboy Culture

A photographer captures perseverance and pride over a decade of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.
Gemma Tarlach June 28, 2022
Many of the musicians on the circuit, such as Tina Turner, right, became superstars later in their careers.
music

Inside the ‘Chitlin Circuit,’ a Jim Crow-Era Safe Space for Black Performers

It's where legends like Tina Turner and Ray Charles launched their careers.
Adrian Miller June 28, 2022
history

Podcast: Leimert Park

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 20, 2022
Sports presenter and musician Selema Masekela is obsessed with amapiano, a genre of South African genre of house music.
art

The Genre-Bending World of Amapiano, South Africa’s Township House Music

You can’t not dance when amapiano comes on.
Selema Masekela June 15, 2022
Interior of the Josephine School Community Museum.
Berryville, Virginia

Josephine School Community Museum

A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.
Bessie Jones (with tambourine) felt a “call to teach" and to share the rich Black musical tradition she grew up with.
music

The Woman Who Made Black Traditions a Vital Part of Music Education

Singer Bessie Jones is the reason so many American children know the folk songs of African and Gullah cultures.
Sara Mellas June 3, 2022
museums

Podcast: The Louis Armstrong House Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 20, 2022