The National Park Service has added seven locations around the U.S. to a nexus of museums and historical sites that help tell ...

The International African American Museum has been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, the National ...

“Black Gold: Stories Untold” is exhibiting June 6 – Nov. 22, at the Fort Point National Historic Site, 201 Marine Dr. Sharon ...

Approximately 7 million African Americans experience mental illness in a given year, according to Mental Health America, but only a small fraction get adequate treatment. Psychiatry.org notes just one ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Camilla, Georgia's Black Mayor Kelvin Owens, Interim City Manager Cheryl Ford, and former Election Superintendent Rhunette ...

The National Park Service manages 433 units around the country, including many smaller parks aimed at preserving places of ...

A Bold Act of Remembrance The first Memorial Day wasn’t created by Congress or a president—it was born from the determination ...

On the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the Black Lives Matter movement that his death sparked may feel like it's ...

Between the 17th and 19th centuries, enslaved Africans and African Americans in British North America and the United States staged hundreds of revolts. Fed by a longing for freedom and ...

a neighborhood storied and celebrated for its rich African American heritage, culture and history. Playwright Jocelyn Bioh is shown in an undated photo. Jaja is about to get married, in what the ...