For centuries, Black cartographers and mapmakers have used mapping as a tool for resistance, storytelling, and preservation. Louise E. Jefferson shaped how the world visualized Black life and culture. W.E.B. Du Bois used maps and data to expose racial injustice. Black mapping traditions carry stories, power, and legacy—charting the ways Black communities move, build, and shape the world.

This Black History Month, kinkofa and PamPam continue that legacy with the Black History Month Map, a living archive of the places, people, and movements that have shaped history.

The first curation of this map honors the 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, set by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)—the organization founded by Carter G. Woodson, the creator of Black History Month.

More than a collection of locations, this map connects history to the present. With each pin added, communities expand this archive—mapping the figures, stories, and landmarks that deserve recognition.

Explore. Contribute. Keep Black history visible.