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

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

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s veto of a bill related to reparations payments for the descendants of slaves has raised some ...

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

A Northern Virginia faith leader and parent said she will continue asking state lawmakers to make two African-American ...

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 ...

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 ...

That’s because Riley, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, knew the ...

The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

In the poll — which sampled 48,981 U.S. adults throughout 2024 — 64% of Black respondents said they have confidence in their local police force. This is up from 58% in 2023 and 55% in 2022. In 2021, ...