What’s your definition of work? Ask the kids and they might say homework or chores, maybe a part-time job for teens. Today’s ...

They performed the most arduous and dangerous work despite racism, lower pay than white workers, curtailed food rations, and threats of violence from white railroad bosses. But in the famous 1869 ...

As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution approaches, historians are looking deeper into the roots of the nation’s ...

"It was a mix of everything that was great about Black culture," a Hofstra professor says of the genre, which burned bright ...

Burroughs, the daughter of former slaves, established her own school in Washington, D.C. in 1909, helping to forge new career ...

Discover how African Americans have contributed to the U.S. economy, despite historical inequalities. Explore the impact of ...

Baltimore is home to the first Black-owned shipyard in the United States, and its history is on full display in Fells Point.

Virginia General Assembly commends Retired Master Gunnery Sergeant Carroll Braxton in celebration of his 100th birthday.

In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...

After 193 years, the United Church was looking for leadership from the next generation. That's what brought Reverend ...

Darren Beattie, a former White House staffer with extremist connections, has been tapped to serve a key State Department role.

Costume Institute show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will take inspiration from the work of Monica L. Miller and explore ...