The legacies of Black women continue to be celebrated in named and traditional memorials, by generations of memorializers and ...

In Arkansas, between 1868 and 1893, at least 87 Black men were elected to and served in the Arkansas General Assembly.

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...

Discover the Gregory School in Freedmen’s Town, a historic site and first African-American public school. Open for free ...

SC's 47 state parks were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Great Depression-era work initiative. Such parks include ...

Mother Henriette Delille founded the Sisters of the Holy Family, a U.S. congregation of black sisters that cared for the poor ...

Knoxville will celebrate Black History Month with opportunities to learn about and highlight the accomplishments of African Americans through ... the works of 19th-century author, statesman ...

In an attempt to promote openness and integration, the Kenyan government has declared its intention to grant visa-free entry to African visitors. Many African nations continue to impose stringent visa ...

These “conversations” were the brainchild of Margaret Fuller, a free ... in the Nineteenth Century”; they were, “Bright Circle” suggests, the foundations of the American women’s ...

(The Black Hispanic population is not the same as the Afro-Latino population.) You can also read our updated fact sheet about Black Americans. How we did this This analysis, conducted ahead of Black ...

It’s a more balanced and equal culture”. The family are part of a growing cohort of Trump “refugees” — Democratic Americans fleeing to more liberal countries to wait out the new ...