A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

Sometimes, dignity can come with something as simple as a name tag. In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car ...

A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...

When Clarissa Aljentera wanted to teach her 6-year-old son about the impact of Filipinos in Chicago, she ended up in what ...

Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is being honored by the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum with the "Gentle Warrior Award." Pullman Porter Museum Kicks off Year-long Celebration ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

AND THEN THERE’S THIS DISPLAY ON THE PULLMAN PORTERS CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION. PULLMAN PORTERS WERE AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WORKED AS ATTENDANTS ON LUXURY SLEEPING CARS FOR THE PULLMAN COMPANY.