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As we reach the peak of the summer heat, theGrio celebrates the legacy of Black summer retreats, including Oak Bluffs…
The Jackie Robinson Museum, dedicated to the career and activism of the late baseball legend, opens in New York City…
As we reach the peak of the summer heat, theGrio celebrates the legacy of Black summer retreats, beginning with Idlewild,…
The Little Rock Board of Directors has voted to temporarily halt the granting of permits for the area made famous…
Homer G. Phillips Hospital was once a treasure of Black life in St. Louis, a backbone of the community during…
Statues of Blacks in other parts of the Capitol honor Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and Rosa…
The descendants of the enslaved people aboard the Clotilda held a ceremony in Africa Town, Alabama, to mark the anniversary of…
Area artists feel cheated since Wesley Wofford was commissioned outright without officials requesting sketches or ideas from others.
Grier told reporters his achievement is "something that I’m extremely proud of" at an introductory news conference Tuesday.
Abraham Lincoln tops the list of best presidents for Black people because he did more than issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The exhibition will run through Sunday, Sept. 25, in the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Exhibition Hall at the Two Mississippi…
Educator and activist Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz thanks father, Malcolm X, for everything he has done for the Black community.
Black Panther HQ could become National Park site as feds aim to add Black history to America’s story
The national park system refers to about 40 places as "African American experience sites," and new sites are under consideration.
The buildings were previously named for William Paca and Charles Carroll, elected officials and Declaration of Independence signers who enslaved…
Despite General Order No. 3, not all slaves in Texas were freed after June 19, 1865, due to restrictive laws…
A district in Philadelphia that has historic significance will soon be officially designated as an area of notable Black achievement.
On Juneteenth, Michael Harriot reminds us not to get it twisted. More enslaved people freed themselves than the Emancipation Proclamation.
Black Americans living overseas have embraced Juneteenth as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their…
Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from ice cream to T-shirts to…
Lawmakers in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and other states failed to pass laws to close state offices and give…