In 1957, a young man named James O. Maxwell enrolled at Southwestern Christian College, about 30 miles east of Dallas. ...

African-American innovators and visionaries have developed or contributed to many things that are commonplace today — some ...

Antique shops and academics discuss what is happening to Black memorabilia as Florida plans its Black History Museum.

A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S ...

Ms. Smith was among the country’s most renowned Native artists, crafting pieces that incorporated Indigenous images and ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

A private coroner hired by the Smith family said Daniel’s death was the result of a lethal combination of medications including methadone, Zoloft and Lexapro. In 2008, a jury concluded that ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...

At age 6, Bridges embarked on a historic walk to school as the first African American student to integrate ... Vanessa started the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation aimed to reduce the ...

A genealogy workshop in Moorhead later this month will focus on exploring the complexities of African American genealogy ...

A big question is: How much does the average American household take home after taxes? It’s a complicated question because of the location factor and the fact that every state has a different ...