Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

The Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center is undergoing transition, and one of the changes will include dropping ...

House Democrats are preparing a push for reparations under President Donald Trump this week, saying the resolution is a ...

A TikTok video of a Black American woman asking about the 49 Afrikaner famer refuges' farms. Peeps shared speculations about ...

A controversy has been brewing at Denver's Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library after several historical ...

The Boston African-American History Museum is facing an uncertain future after federal funding cuts from the Trump administration.For more than six decades,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

A new study offers lawmakers a roadmap for addressing key issues affecting Black communities, including voting rights, ...

“Educators should teach Black History because it is American history. To understand history truthfully and accurately, it ...

A parent said she will continue asking lawmakers to make Black history classes count toward Virginia graduation requirements for history after the governor axed an earlier measure.

Dr. Donna Patterson explains how social factors, not genetics, drive heart disease disparities among African Americans and ...