Wednesday, July 16, 2025, was a special day for a very special lady as centenarian Mrs. Maude Storr celebrated her 100th Birthday and was honored with the Key to Broward County from Commissioner ...

In his final chapter as a legislator, Bill Gormley helped end New Jersey's 2006 government shutdown—then transitioned from ...

Wednesday is Ida B. Wells' birthday, and a local organization is making sure Chicago girls learn about the trailblazing journalist and civil rights activist.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader issues a landmark announcement as he turns 90, ending years of uncertainty.

From action-packed thrillers to romantic comedies and tearjerkers, the actor has done it all and nailed every performance.

The College Board announced Monday that it will again revise its much-criticized plan for a new Advanced Placement course in African American studies.

US News: In a recent controversy, NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani identifies as 'an American who was born in Africa' on his college application, stirring discussions on race and identity.

Mamdani checked both “Asian” and “Black or African American” on his Columbia University application as a high school senior in 2009.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat running for mayor of New York City, was born in Uganda. He doesn’t consider himself Black but said the application didn’t allow for the complexity of his background.

Officials and workers in the textile industry of the small African nation of Lesotho are holding their breath as a key ...

Founding CEO Dr. Harry Robinson Jr. retired from the African American Museum, Dallas, in January, and the museum has been conducting a national search for the next CEO and president since. Today ...

Ten new historical markers commemorating African American history in Staunton and Augusta County were unveiled at Montgomery Hall Park. The markers highlight various aspects of local African ...