The work of the Amistad Center is at risk after federal funding cuts wiped out 40% of the organization’s $1.5 million budget, according to executive director Kathy Hambrick. Last week, the center was ...

The Amistad Research Center has been on Tulane University's campus since 1987, having previously been located at Dillard ...

The cutbacks have made it nearly impossible for the center to provide access to its vast archive of historical records.

The Amistad rebels inspired other captives: In 1841, as the American ship Creole traveled between Richmond, Virginia, and New Orleans, those on board revolted, wresting control of the ship and ...

Apr. 24—NORWICH — A spray of water from the Norwich Fire Department fire boat escorted the schooner Amistad into the Marina at American Wharf at Norwich Harbor Monday for its first visit to ...

The Amistad reservoir, straddling the Texas-Mexico border on the Rio Grande, dropped to less than a quarter full in July this year, hitting a record low of 1,047.15 feet above sea level on July 17.

An effort is underway to resurrect the state’s Amistad Commission, which was created by law 18 years ago with a promise to invigorate the teaching of Black history in schools.