March 7, 1965 -- approximately 600 peaceful demonstrators approached the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. They had begun their proce ...

“Filling in the Gaps as We Learn Black History ” was the title of the program held at Mount Olive AME Church, located adjacent to the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center in the Springhill ...

Wimauma has a rich Black history. A local historian is determined to make sure the community doesn't forget it.

By Alfred Kagan, African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign(1) ...

The Rockaway peninsula will soon get its first-ever public pool after Queens Borough President Donovan Richards infused the ...

My daughter, who starts college this month, can hold her own in any variation of the “guess that song” game. YouTube seems to ...

There’s a distinct pull to Detroit. Built on industry and powered by music, it’s a city that wears its grit like a badge of ...

Museums across the U.S. are displaying artifacts that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era. Visitors to the Henry Ford near Detroit can see the bus Rosa Parks was riding ...

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, the fragility of our rights and democracy is clear, but if ever there was a time to do ...

At one point in the musical the character of Agwe, god of water, conjures up a storm. “The other night I told Taesean Blanding [who plays Agwe], ’Don’t sing too loud in case the ancestors really hear ...

Discover the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as it turns 60. Learn about the ongoing fight for voter rights and ...