Black History Month
Viola Davis’ historical action epic "The Woman King" helped pull cinemas out of the box office doldrums with a strong…
News
The Alexander family is concerned that the expansion of U.S. 183, which spans 400 feet of their property, will demolish…
Black History Month
Family and friends of Cicely Tyson gathered in East Harlem on Saturday to honor the actress by unveiling Cicely Tyson…
Women
The migrants now in Cape Cod mirror 1962's "Reverse Freedom Riders," Blacks who were allegedly duped as payback for the…
Black History Month
In a practice known all across the South as convict leasing, Black men arrested for minor offenses were put to…
Black History Month
The American Heritage Association had filed a lawsuit opposing the removal of a Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway marker.
Lifestyle
African Americans have a complicated relationship with pork but eat it more than any other demographic—including this foolproof pork shoulder…
Black History Month
Detroit's mile-long I-375 freeway in the late 1950s and early 1960s reportedly forced the displacement of more than 100,000 residents.
Black History Month
Scientists plan to extract more DNA from recently reburied remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and search…
Black History Month
Alabama sidesteps compensation for Sarah Collins Rudolph, a survivor of the 1963 KKK Birmingham church bombing.
African Diaspora
The east wing of the Humboldt Forum is displaying dozens of Benin Bronzes that were stolen in Africa during colonial…
Black History Month
Malcolm X, a preacher's son, was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. His family left for Milwaukee the…