Called “Black Memorabilia” and “Black Americana” at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.

During the Jim Crow era, Black tourists to Maine found recreational spaces where they were welcomed, not shunned.

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an ...

Black team owners established the Negro National League. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the league started with eight teams.

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) -- Since she was 16 years old, Mary Cox Matthews has spent every moment by her late husband Frank J. Matthews' side. She was emotional as she stood in front of a historical ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

The critiques of figures like Garvey, Carmichael, Newton, and Baldwin remind us of historical patterns of resistance and ...

Can we learn from the past? We must. Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the newly freed slaves with a program called ...

In response to Trump’s executive order, Northeastern University redirected the link to its DEI office to a website entitled ...

Aunt Jemima is out. The news says it reminds someone of Jim Crow laws. They say that it is stereotyping and racist. So sad, so not what really is going on here. Seems to me like other pancake mix ...

On Wednesday evening, newly installed Attorney General Pam Bondi sent staff in several divisions of the Department of Justice ...

U.S. and global financial markets are governed by rules and regulations intended to protect investors and consumers, and promote financial stability. A pyramid scheme is a fraudulent business ...