Vernis Jackson, who died at 92, is remembered for contributions to local Black history efforts and as a teacher in Portsmouth ...

Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

There’s been some recent efforts to try and erase black history. Rather than being upset and angry, what we have to do is ...

From Charles Barkley to Aretha Franklin, Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe has fed celebrities and locals alike with over 60 ...

Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't have the literary appreciation it now has until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.

Lewis’ roots in farming run deep. His grandfather, who was a sharecropper, bought the land that now sustains the family’s ...

Immigrants have been a part of the foundation of what would be New York City, according to the state’s New York ...

Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson has died at age 76, her family announced in a statement. Her family said she died ...

The Cozad-Bates house was not a stop on the Underground Railroad — it was a training ground for abolitionists.

The longtime lawmaker was remembered as a passionate education advocate and a civil rights icon who pushed for African ...

Before the LIE, Black residents risked their safety on local roads to reach Eastville. Descendants still live there today.

Taqwa, a mosque which burned down in one of the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires, are scrambling to find a space where they ...