As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...

The Powerful Objects From the Collections of the Smithsonian’s Newest Museum These artifacts each tell a part of the African-American story ...

DOVER — The Inner City Cultural League celebrated its 35th annual "Positively Dover" African American Festival on June 28. Starting with its grand processional across Legislative Mall, local ...

The new trail to Enloe Cemetery near Mingus Mill helps uncover the long-overlooked legacy of the Great Smoky Mountains’ Black residents.

The plaque includes a quote from Berry: “Being first doesn’t faze me at all.” Bessie Berry was the first African American elected to the Elmira City School Board (1966), the first African American ...

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new fire and rescue training center just opened its doors for one city in Rutherford County. While final touches are still being put on the facility, firefighters are ...

Business First Clarence neighborhood lands another $1M home sale Four Dorothy Circle homes have sold for over $1 million this year. Credit: GJS - stock.adobe.com ...

The Dallas Mavericks selected Duke star Cooper Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Special to the Gazette A new exhibit developed by the Museum of African American History I Boston & Nantucket (MAAH), Black Voices of the Revolution: Liberty, Emancipation, and the Struggle for ...