At the top of the Black child star list has to be the one and only Kyla Pratt. From “Dr. Dolittle” and “Love & Basketball” ...

It traces black history in Ireland as far back as the Viking and Roman eras, through to the presence of African American GIs ...

In 1979, UNESCO named Elmina Castle a World Heritage Site for its central role in the transatlantic slave trade. Because of ...

In the last decade, at least 20 states have passed laws or policies that restrict how history can be taught in schools. Since ...

A new book explores how painters, sculptors and writers, especially women and people of color, used their craft to advocate ...

Sharing Rhode Island’s Untold History at the Newport Public Library We’re incredibly fortunate to have the Newport Public ...

Columbus Day and Presidents Day are now in the crosshairs as debate erupts over which holidays America should actually ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday ...

State Rep. CAROL AMMONS, the first African-American to represent C-U in the General Assembly: “The circumstances of my youth were similar to most Black girls of our time.

Wong is a history buff and tour guide. She takes people through Milwaukee's oldest cemetery, highlighting influential African Americans who were laid to rest there. "I have a keen interest in ...