It’s a place that’s alive with strength, perseverance, and courage, even though its permanent residents are no longer alive. That’s because ...

Many of Pitts' soldiers believed they would not have made it through the ordeal had it not been for the leadership of their ...

Rosie the Riveters is a term to describe women who took on industrial and government jobs during WWII. Millions of women stepped up to help, including African American women.

Three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, African economies are still struggling to shake off the ripple effects of the conflict, feeling the exacerbated inflation, disrupted supply chains, and ...

Few know the significant role millions of women played during World War II efforts. Those women were called Rosie the Riveters and many of them were African American women. Ray Strickland highlights a ...

As the U.S. war machine churned to life during World War II, the need for manpower began to push the limits of the ...

These figures in Black history shaped the pursuit of racial justice in New York, and their work brought them to the ...

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 22,000 to 242,000 for the week ending Feb. 22, the Labor Department said Thursday. Analysts projected that 220,000 new applications ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is hoping to use his country's current presidency of the Group of 20 nations to champion the cause of the developing world, including action on debt relief ...

Although George Poage was the first African-American Olympian, when he captured two bronze medals in St. Louis four years prior, it was Taylor in 1908 who first reached the top of the podium ...

"A great story, and rarely has a story been told on African Americans in World War II, but this African American unit of all females," he said. Their story is now a Netflix movie starring Kerry ...