Black History Month, an annual observance recognized each February, first emerged in the U.S. in the early 20th century, ...

In 1952, African Americans faced Jim Crow, doctors labeled same-sex attraction a mental disorder, and homosexuality was ...

PINE GROVE, Pa. – The buffet line inside the fire hall in rural Pennsylvania was a familiar sight last weekend as a crowd of ...

Rembert’s painting of a lively scene inside a juke joint in his hometown of Cuthbert, “The Dirty Spoon Café,” is on display in the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

My parents, Alex and Sylvia, grew up as Jewish Americans in NYC during the Great Depression. The Bolshevik Revolution had in ...

Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...

DeSantis exploits racism to fuel his politics, harming Black Floridians and erasing their history. DeSantis' primary concerns ...

A new picture book, based on Sam Cooke’s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” is set to publish this year via Little Bee ...

Pioneering jazz pianist-singer Nat King Cole is best known for classics such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Christmas Song” as well ...

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...

A former U.S.A.I.D. worker talks with the columnist Lydia Polgreen about enduring the second Trump administration.

For over a century Democrats have invoked states’ rights for their projects. Now they're doing it to ensure boys can compete ...