Bill Clay spent a lifetime being confrontational. The son of a welder, he became a leader of the street demonstrations that took on St. Louis power brokers and broke the ...

It is deeply concerning to witness the pervasive fear among African Americans and Latin Americans, particularly immigrants or ...

Darius is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Black Empowerment Council ( NBEC ), a membership organization ...

Harvard University law and history professor Kenneth Mack provided an introduction to his lecture about African American law student Lloyd Gaines, who petitioned the Supreme Court when he was denied ...

In 1898, in the landmark case of U.S. v Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the birthright citizenship guarantee, ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Saturday [July 19] marks a pivotal moment in Mississippi State history—the 60th anniversary of Dr. Richard E. Holmes becoming the university’s first African American student. On July ...

The African-American Churches Historic District, once known as “The Black Wall Street of Temple,” preserves a powerful legacy ...

EXCLUSIVE: With Wimbledon in full swing, here’s some news about one of their greats. Skydance Sports is coming aboard Ashok ...

Historian David Cecelski has "devoted a fair bit" of historical research to the people of Betty Town, how their land was ...

Inductees Harriette Gillem Robinet, Timuel Black and Oscar Brown Jr. are not only celebrated writers but civil rights activists who promoted a message of perseverance.

The ENRICH African American Heritage Tour is a self-guided and mobile audio tour “celebrating the rich African American heritage embedded in the county’s cultural and physical landscapes.” ...

The Edmund Perry Palmer Mansion was owned by a Civil Rights fundraiser and mortician. It burned down on July 8, according to ...