Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, apostolic administrator of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the first and only African American Cardinal, observed Black History Month by serving as guest ...

Since their founding in 1990, African American Read-Ins have become a Black History Month tradition at school and community gatherings nationwide.

Enslavers tortured our names, language, and culture out of us. Few of us can trace our lineage beyond the slave trade. A name ...

Ridgefield resident Christine Jonesmeyer will present her research into the history of the town's first Black church, the ...

It is prominent on so many streets; a bedrock of the Black community — faith. Its foundation is rooted in the days enslaved Africans first arrived in America. Milwaukee public historian Reggie Jackson ...

Augustana University and The South Dakota African American History Museum are working together to preserve African American ...

Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't have the literary appreciation it now has until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.

Filmmaker Margie P Hollins shows movie about destruction of Hadley Township in Missouri during Black history month ...

Andrew Jordan Sawyer, 17, was last seen near Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at 301 Medical Center Blvd., police said. Sawyer, who suffers from a cognitive impairment, stands 5 ...

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

Growing up, Dayna James never thought she’d willingly step foot on a plantation, let alone thank God for one. On an early ...