At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

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

African-American innovators and visionaries have developed or contributed to many things that are commonplace today — some ...

Sarah Boone, a formerly enslaved woman, transformed a plank of wood into the first cousin of the ironing board used today.

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

What’s your definition of work? Ask the kids and they might say homework or chores, maybe a part-time job for teens. Today’s kids, at least in the United States, aren’t toiling in a factory, working ...

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

Explore Black history and culture at Houston landmarks such as Freedmen’s Town, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and ...

Queens Public Library (QPL) is inviting the public to celebrate Black History Month with an exciting lineup of over 70 events ...

Celebrating Black History Month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, Joe Nuxhall Way, ...

The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...