Thursday marks the kickoff to Kwanzaa. The annual celebration of African American heritage was started in 1966 as an ...

Thirty years after Florida required schools to teach African American history, how the subject is taught remains inconsistent ...

It is rumored that many of the streets in Mooretown, which has since become a neighborhood in Shreveport, were named after ...

President Biden left in place the capital punishment sentences of just three federal inmates: Robert Bowers, Dzhokar Tsarnaev ...

Does a genetic secret explain why a devastating form of kidney disease affects Black Americans? In the summer of 2008, with ...

Charles L. Blockson dedicated his life to documenting the history of the Black Diaspora. A native of Norristown, Blockson is ...

Many Americans are grappling with the impending inauguration of Donald Trump, an event that has stirred a mix of emotions ...

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led the panel of lawmakers -- mostly from the Congressional Black Caucus -- to ...

Discover the rich history of African American Christmas carols, including 'Mary's Boychild' and 'This Christmas,' that celebrate the story of Jesus' birth.

Whether we’re talking about migration, enslaved African Americans, artisans, craftsmanship, agriculture and apples, there’s ...