U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi introduced legislation last week that would create a planning commission to examine the possibility of ...

A new exhibition of more than 200 photographs charts 300 years of image-making in the US, showing how the country's history ...

Affrilachia: Testimonies,” by Chris Aluka Berry sets out to document the Black experience in Appalachia. The book is a ...

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was with his cousin and best friend Emmett Till the night he was murdered and is still haunted by the ...

Benjamin Quarles, a celebrated historian at Morgan State University, faced an uphill battle to chronicle the Black experience ...

VCU Libraries hosted their annual Black History Month Lecture on Feb. 4 at James Branch Cabell Library featuring Crystal Moten, who holds a doctorate in history and African American studies. She ...

Photographer Chris Aluka Berry has made it his mission to give voice to the broad spectrum of Affrilachians who have inhabited the region over the centuries. His new book “Affrilachia: Testimonies” ...

MISSOURI, USA — Countless stories trace the lives of descendants of those forcibly taken from Africa and brought to America centuries ago. These narratives not only illuminate the deep connections ...

We always say, if you can stomp once and clap twice, we can teach you how to step for the rest of your life,” captain Rajah ...

Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D. – former president of Spelman College and recipient of the National Humanities Medal presented ...

Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked ...

A Black History Month Salute' exhibit at the Miller Senate Building, showcasing five wax figures of African American leaders in various fields.