A historic Black school building in Powhatan County faces demolition Monday despite opposition from former students and local officials who believe the segregation-era landmark should be preserved.

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

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.” Th ...

Harvard University law and history professor Kenneth Mack provided an introduction to his lecture about African American law student Lloyd Gaines, who petitioned the Supreme Court when he was denied ...

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.

An awkward video has been floating around on X of President Donald Trump‘s lunch with West African ... a free colony for Black Americans in the 19th century Another user wondered why the president ...

Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...

Four cultural stewards of sustainability unpack how indigo embodies Black fashion’s legacy of labor, innovation, and enduring ...

The week of events brings in people from far and wide to Paducah to celebrate. This year's theme is "Legacy & Lineage: A ...