Henry taught us all that the fight for civil rights is never truly over – that it is one of constant effort, requiring us to ...

On a memorial getting ready to stand outside an old schoolhouse built for Black children, Lonnie Davis is helping etch the ...

Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a figure who embodied the rise of African American power in the ...

President Joe Biden has spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, where he urged Americans to “keep the faith in ...

The single-story, frame vernacular-style house, built in 1926, is historically designated both nationally and locally. Its ...

This horse has got that same spirit, don’t give up." The next stage of the colt’s career involved Anthony Delpech, a decorated rider in both Hong Kong and at home, who is now racing manager to the ...

Did you know that in 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States? The founders of the ...

OLATHE, Kan. -- There’s a new Johnson County sheriff in town as he makes history swearing-in. Sheriff Byron Roberson is the ...

In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...

To recognize John Chase and his achievements, the UT Austin School of Architecture library is now named after him. The John S. Chase Architecture and Planning Library was made possible thanks to a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — As the first Christian church for people of color in Colorado Springs, Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is more than a place of worship. It’s a powerful reminder of ...

Carson held a memorial tribute for Gilbert D. Smith, a founder of the city and its first African American mayor, on Friday, Jan. 17. Smith died Nov. 19, 2024. He was 90 years old. Around 100 ...