A new book is taking a unique approach to telling Black history stories to children.The photos that come with the book depict kids recreating well-known… ...

Louisiana is home to many famous African-Americans. Tiwanna Simpson introduces us to "King" Oliver, Mahalia Jackson, Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong. In West Africa, chicken was a festive dish ...

Standing at the site in Galveston, Texas, where on June 19, 1865, a Union general signed an order notifying enslaved African Americans that they were free, the artist Reginald C. Adams marveled at ...

The Mothers Club of Wheatley Heights presents a display of books and pictures of famous African-Americans and events celebrating black history. ... 55 Vanderbilt Pkwy.; free; 631-421-4530, ...

A first-of-its-kind DNA analysis has connected 27 free and enslaved African Americans buried in a Maryland cemetery to their 42,000 living relatives. The new research opens up a “historical ...