American woman to hold the rank of sergeant major in the Army during 1972, had a community park in Edgewood named after her.

Trump's comments to Liberian President Joseph Boakai were reminiscent of an offensive phrase that's commonly directed at Black people, experts say.

The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival will feature appearances by Issa Rae, Dwyane Wade, Debbie Allen, ...

This week the Democratic front-runner for mayor of this city, Zohran Mamdani, was in the news again for his foreign-policy ...

It is located in Warren, where it was once farmland. Detroit Memorial Park would not only become Michigan’s first Black cemetery, but it was also the state’s first Black corporation.

Jordan E. Cooper is celebrating a new milestone for his critically acclaimed play Ain’t No Mo’ now that the Tony Award-nominated production has been published as a book. Cooper took to his Instagram ...

Assembly Bill 7, which would allow colleges and universities to give preference to students who are descendants of slavery, ...

Asian Americans are “Asian.” But for any number of reasons, it’s hard to imagine a great many Black Americans opting to call ...

Phylicia Rashad has joined the cast as an aristocratic matriarch. In an interview, she, Audra McDonald and Denée Benton ...

I think I have found and ultimately achieved the American dream outside the U.S.,” said Adalia Aborisade, who swapped life in ...

The Midwest Underground Railroad Network and Chicago Association of African American Storytellers are presenting freedom ...

While the U.S. has made progress toward racial equality since periods like the Jim Crow era, Black Americans still routinely ...