It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

The sites honor individuals and communities who helped to shape Kentucky’s history and culture. The state of Kentucky introduced an African American Heritage Trail today, offering visitors nearly 50 ...

A majority of Hispanic voters back core elements of the Trump administration’s deportation policy according to a poll ...

He was a prominent member of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective that nurtured Black photographers at a time when they were ...

More than 600 Black men were questioned and about 160 had their blood drawn for DNA testing as Ann Arbor police searched for ...

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in U.S. history commemorating the end of slave. Here's how to celebrate in Delaware.

It's been 10 years since a White supremacist gunned down Black churchgoers in Charleston. The families hope commemoration events spark action.

Many respondents had similar sentiments: the American Dream never existed, and Black Americans need to build their own dream.

The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.

Nigerian media host Morayo Afolabi-Brown revealed a common, fear-based parental warning to children traveling to the ...

The 48.3 million Black Americans in the United States are left wondering: With President Donald Trump’s direct assault on civil rights, federal agencies, and diversity, equity and inclusion ...