As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

The Crescent City cultural landmark is now a 17-room boutique hotel and entertainment venue that reflects the city's ...

The Fisk Jubilee Singers saved their university from financial ruin with a historic international tour in the 1870s. Etta ...

Akili Ni Mali, an actor and independent recording artist, will perform as Nina Simone in two shows this February, honoring Black History Month.

Here are some of the most iconic news images ... The striking staged photo became a pivotal and symbolic image for Aboriginal land rights and the reconciliation movement. When Princess Diana ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the ...

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was with his cousin and best friend Emmett Till the night he was murdered and is still haunted by the ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the world’s largest museum dedicated to African-American history and culture. It’s one of the most visited museums in the United States, ...

In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...

Paul McCartney’s previous New York-area performance took place three years ago at MetLife Stadium, capacity 82,500. His ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan formed a branch in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1920 and nearly took control of the state in 1922.