NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century.

People visit the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, and is now part of the complex of the National Civil Rights Museum, April 2, 2018 in Memphis, Tenn.

Because African American history does make some people feel uncomfortable. Now, more than ever. Executive orders and book bans In March, President Donald Trump singled out the National Museum of ...

But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...

Eight African-American Senators made huge impacts on the history of politics. Feb. 1, 2013 — -- intro:The United States Senate has a long history of producing historic leaders, but has ...