Inductees Harriette Gillem Robinet, Timuel Black and Oscar Brown Jr. are not only celebrated writers but civil rights activists who promoted a message of perseverance.

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

A historic Black school building in Powhatan County faces demolition Monday despite opposition from former students and local ...

More than 100 years after his death, Robert Smalls — a Civil War hero, educator and South Carolina politician — will be ...

State Auditor Mike Foley says some struggles continue for Nebraska’s African American Affairs Commission, citing new concerns ...

American woman to hold the rank of sergeant major in the Army during 1972, had a community park in Edgewood named after her.

It is located in Warren, where it was once farmland. Detroit Memorial Park would not only become Michigan’s first Black cemetery, but it was also the state’s first Black corporation.

On Sunday, two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.” T ...

Mary McLeod Bethune's legacy emphasizes the importance of education in achieving progress and change for Black students.

Howard University and Google team up to help AI better understand Black voices. A major leap in inclusive tech from this ...

Dr. Wylin Wilson -- who studies the Black church and bioethics -- grew up in the “black belt,” a region now largely known for its struggling economy.

Ball, a free man of color, opened a one-room photo studio in Cincinnati in 1845, but the business soon folded. He honed his ...