Black history took a prominent role in Andrea King's childhood. The educator and civil rights activist didn't learn about historical icons like Fannie Lou Hammer, Langston Hughes or Sojourner truth in ...

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Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...

Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie may be known for their Grammy-winning hits, but they've also both taken home the Oscar for ...

Trump's administration has dismantled diversity initiatives while honoring Black Americans, sparking controversy over racial ...

Thereasea Clark Elder broke barriers for Black public health nurses in Charlotte as the city’s first for the life-saving profession. Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up i ...

Who killed Malcolm X? The civil rights icon was assassinated in New York six decades ago today, but questions about his death ...

Because federal troops had been stationed in Austin after the Civil War, many formerly enslaved Black Americans found a safe place to raise their families in Austin.

In a historic announcement, President Donald Trump declared that Kobe Bryant, the late Lakers legend, will be honored with a statue in the National Garden of Am ...

When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis. The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women ...

Hip-hop icon Jay-Z played a significant role in bringing in Lamar to perform for arguably the biggest sporting event of the year. After all, it's his Roc Nation entertainment company that helps ...