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Co-founded by Frederick Douglass' son Charles, Highland Beach is the oldest known Black resort town in America.
The street in west St. Louis County is situated at the site of two plantations where more than 100 slaves…
The name of a city judge with ties to the KKK has officially been removed from a federal building in…
As we reach the peak of the summer heat, theGrio celebrates the legacy of the Santa Monica beach known as…
A fight is brewing over Atlanta’s historic Auburn Avenue as local conservationists seek to protect a long-forgotten piece of history.Â
Canada celebrated its first Emancipation Day in August 2021, nearly 200 years after slavery ended and freed thousands of people.
Two iconic African American publications have transferred sole ownership of their vast archive which document 20th-century Black life.
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.