One Sunday in May 1917, on the first day of services at the newly built First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, the congregation celebrated with a processional and mortgage burning.

May 16-18, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, bi-yearly event, ticket prices vary. On sale noon Jan. 29 • Nine Inch Nails: Aug. 22, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, ticket prices vary. On sale ...

Nationally, the Masons have suffered the same decline as many civic or religious organizations over several decades. In 1959, there were 4.1 million American Masons, or 4.5% of American men.

Where to: Masons Steakhouse, bringing luxe cuts of meat and more to Quincy. Why: For an upscale steakhouse experience on the South Shore. The backstory: Masons is run by a powerhouse team ...

Explore Black history and culture at Houston landmarks such as Freedmen’s Town, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and ...

Sometimes, it explains certain behaviours in the show. In the third instalment of “Young, Famous & African”, which is one of my favourite shows, two major life events happened: Naked DJ ...

This documentary spotlights Hazel Scott, the most famous jazz virtuoso of her time and the first African American to have her own television show. A champion for racial equality before what we now ...

When the world is in turmoil, it’s easy to impulse buy. The sentiment has long been pushed on social media — a quick run to HomeGoods or Target, clicking an Amazon affiliate link, or just ...

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela are heading home to the US, President Donald Trump announced Friday, after his envoy met with the country’s President Nicolás Maduro. The ...

Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with ...