A statue of the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, is part of the sports exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott are two of the candidates in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. They are part of one of the party's most diverse groups of candidates. Stefani Reynolds & J. Scott Applewhite/AFP via Getty Images & AP hide caption
GOP presidential candidates of color walk a 'tightrope' as they discuss race
Archaeologists work to uncover graves at the former site of the Zion cemetery found underneath the Robles Park Village housing complex in Tampa, Fla. Another unmarked African-American cemetery with hundreds of graves has been found at the site of a downtown office building in Clearwater, Fla. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption
'Thank God you found me': Florida officials unearth a fourth forgotten Black cemetery
A number of studies have found that Black-owned homes are undervalued when compared to those of white homeowners. This is especially true in historically Black neighborhoods. A 2018 report by the Brookings Institution finds that adds up to $156 billion in cumulative losses for Black homeowners. Les Hirondelles Photography/Getty Images hide caption
A Black Woman Says She Had To Hide Her Race To Get A Fair Home Appraisal
Referee Jerome Boger makes a holding call penalty during a game between the Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets in Nashville, Tenn., on Dec. 2018. Boger lead an all-Black officiating crew during Monday Night Football on Nov. 23. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images hide caption
Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster in the pilothouse aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain in 2018. Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Rodarte/U.S. Navy hide caption
Why Does The Navy Have So Few Black Admirals? Some Blame A Culture Of Discrimination
Channing Dungey was named the next chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. She previously served in executive roles at ABC and Netflix. She is seen here at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune hide caption
A protester in Kenosha lights some debris on fire on Aug. 26, 2020. Angela Major/Angela Major/WPR hide caption
Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner reading, "Banner State Woman's National Baptist Convention" as she stands with other African American women, photographed between 1905 and 1915. Burroughs was an educator and activist who advocated for greater civil rights for African Americans and women. Library of Congress hide caption
Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men
The choir at Meadowridge Baptist church in Fort Worth, Texas, performs at a worship service in October 2019. Tom Gjelten/NPR hide caption
The city of Tulsa, Okla., has begun a test excavation to determine if land on city-owned property is the site of a mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. 1921 Graves/City of Tulsa hide caption
Members of a parade perform during the Juneteenth Day Festival on June 19, 2019, in Milwaukee. In the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Dylan Buell/Getty Images for VIBE hide caption
Morgann Freeman, an activist in Omaha, Neb., ran for Congress last year. She says the best way to bring about change is through the ballot box. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the Senate to become Air Force chief of staff on Tuesday. He's seen here testifying during his Senate nomination hearing in May. Al Drago/AP hide caption
Jerry Falwell Jr., shown here in 2018, has apologized for tweeting a racist image. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Residents of the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in Chicago line up for boxes of food at a weekly pop-up food pantry. Cheryl Corley/NPR hide caption
Tyreece Johnson, of Omaha, Neb., and dozens of other people march from the Omaha Douglas Civic Center to the Old Market in Omaha on Wednesday. James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man, was shot and killed in the Old Market on Saturday night by a white bar owner. Anna Reed/Omaha World-Herald via AP hide caption
Nebraska DA Wants Grand Jury To Review Black Man's Death By White Bar Owner
Councilwoman Ella Jones will become the first African American and first woman to serve as mayor of Ferguson. Here she's seen speaking at a mayoral forum in the city in 2017. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Former NBA player Royce White speaks out during a protest Friday in Minneapolis. White, a Minnesota native, joined former NBA player Stephen Jackson in calling for the prosecution of officers in George Floyd's killing. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, is joined by Del. Lamont Bagby, D-Henrico, (far left), and other members of the state's Legislative Black Caucus in November 2019. On Wednesday, the VLBC sent a letter to Gov. Ralph Northam opposing his plans to start reopening the state on May 15. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Rev. James Perkins of Greater Christ Baptist Church is one of several black pastors in Detroit who were unsuccessful in their SBA loan applications. Courtesy James Perkins hide caption
Supporters of President Trump cheer as he arrives to launch Black Voices for Trump at an Atlanta event. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
In her StoryCorps interview in September 2018, Olivia Hooker talked about her experience as the first black woman to enter the Coast Guard. Afi Yellow-Duke/StoryCorps hide caption