Mr. Davis co-founded a Los Angeles gallery that became a hub of social activism and later became a guiding force for Maryland ...

Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project in 1964.

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Arthur Sanders is a Mississippi farmer and entrepreneur who is reshaping and nourishing his family's history into a lasting legacy.

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Advocates and former EPA officials say the imminent closure will likely have lasting harmful impacts on Black, brown and poor ...

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The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

Uncover the captivating past of Louisiana cities, from Bogalusa's Native American roots to New Orleans' establishment by French explorer Bienville in 1718.

We spoke to Robert Randolph, The Teskey brothers, Taj Farrant and , Kanchan Daniel, about the past and future of blues.

Cattle ranches, expansive plantations of oil palm, and soybean farms take over where rainforest used to reign. A cornerstone of the law’s enforcement will be country risk benchmarking ...