Allison Keyes
Smithsonian Magazine
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Allison:
How the First Sports Bra Got Its Stabilizing Start
It all began when three frustrated women sought the no-bounce zone → Read More
How the Heroes of Africa Triumphed Against All Odds
At the African Art Museum the inspiring stories of 50 individuals from the continent are honored in classical and contemporary works of art → Read More
Funding Is Top Issue for Trump’s Newly Appointed Board of Advisors on HBCUs
President Donald Trump recently announced 13 new appointees to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Bennett College President Phyllis Dawkins is among them. Dawkins, at the helm of a school established to educate freedmen and train teachers in Greensboro, N.C., in 1873, has strong views on what such institutions and their students need from the… → Read More
Frederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday Invites Remembrance and Reflection
Frederick Douglas' 200th Birthday, What is a transcrib-athon?, When is Douglas Day?, When is Frederick Douglass' birthday? → Read More
A Rare Public Display of a 17th-Century Mayan Manuscript
With the book newly digitized, scholars are reinterpreting a story of native resistance from within its pages → Read More
How to close the tech-job gap for minorities and low-income earners
They have the highest risk of losing work to robots. → Read More
Black teachers can lower dropout rates, researchers say
Black students do better when they have role models that look like them. → Read More
Canaries in a Coal Mine: Black Communities Could Suffer Under Trump’s Energy and Climate Policies
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Trump: The president-elect’s plan to bring back coal-industry jobs and his denial of climate change could hurt low-income communities already suffering from environmental threats. → Read More
Too Many People Have Stolen Egypt’s History; Here’s How It’s Getting It Back
The Root went to Egypt to learn more about the fight to return Egypt’s stolen antiquities. → Read More
Johnnetta B. Cole Is a Force of Nature
Having turned 80 years old Wednesday, Cole, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, has a legacy that’s unparalleled. → Read More
Visiting Egypt, the Cradle of Civilization, Can Change Your Life
Karim El Minabawy stands on the Nile Terrace at the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel in Cairo, grinning as he gestures at the rainbow of lights surrounding the iconic river. “See these colors all around? … It is an amazing view by night. → Read More
You May Choke Up at Some of the Items on Display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
A wide-eyed Lance Spencer, 12, stood against the wall, between a stone block once used to auction slaves and a glass-boxed gallery where a worker was adjusting the lights on a shawl that belonged to abolitionist Harriet Tubman. → Read More
Calif.’s Recreational-Weed Bill Could Be a Game Changer
High Society: Proposition 64’s proposal to resentence or clear criminal charges related to weed could have a major impact, particularly for black drug offenders. → Read More
Are Blacks Missing Out on the Medical Benefits of Weed?
High Society: Medical-marijuana experts say that cannabis can provide relief for many diseases affecting the black community, but the stigma of the drug keeps some folks away. → Read More
Why Black People Are Being Left Out of the Weed Boom
High Society: New rules and regulations surrounding legal marijuana as well as the high cost of entry are creating several barriers for African Americans who want to get in on America’s latest cash crop. → Read More
Where Recreational Marijuana Is Legal, Should Those in Prison for Weed Crimes Get a Puff, Puff, Pass?
High Society: Pardons for nonviolent marijuana offenders in states where weed is legal are becoming part of the debate as more states consider legalizing cannabis. → Read More
Take the Shot: Adults Need Vaccinations, Too
Nearly all of us remember suffering through multiple vaccinations as children, for everything from the measles and polio to those painful tetanus inoculations. → Read More
Rising Above a Disability Through a Comic Book
In 2009 David Rector lost his ability to walk and speak. Now he and his fiancee, Roz Alexander-Kasparik, have created a comic book, Recall and Given, in which he plays a superhero. → Read More
Beyond Carnival: This Caribbean Cruise Helps People of Color
Carnival Corp.’s Fathom line of cruises does away with the party atmosphere and focuses on giving back to communities of color. → Read More
Living With Sickle Cell: ‘I Don’t Know What It Means to Be Without Pain’
It’s World Sickle Cell Day, and we’re taking a look at the chronic pain and regular hospitalizations that are the reality for many suffering from sickle cell disease. → Read More