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America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not…
Frederic Morrow made history on July 9, 1955 after he was appointed as the first Black executive to serve in…
“They made me a slave today.” Aneka Burton still remembers the way her then 10-year-old son, Nikko, who is black,…
While many across the nation will be enjoying grilling outdoors, vacation and family time, and of course fireworks, some will…
Thomas A. Dorsey was a thriving blues musician who was struck by tragedy in the thirties, thus inspiring him to…
Michael Bearden made his mark in music as a keyboardist, composer and, most notably, as a musical director to the…
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen has died. Lt. Col. Robert Friend, who flew 142 combat missions in World War…
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian’s first black museum, he had no collection, no building…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Dives into murky water, painstaking examinations of relics and technical data and rigorous peer review led…
Frank Thomas Jr. could have played a number of sports at his strength and size, but his love of baseball…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The old wooden ship hull didn’t look like much when researchers first saw it: just broken,…
Dr. Carolyn L. Robertson Payton is the first woman and first Black director of the Peace Corps. As a leading…
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