Despite policies of racial segregation and discrimination, African-American soldiers played a significant role from the colonial period to the Korean War. It wasn't until the middle of the 20th ...

History came to life at Wells Academy as third-grade students participated in a wax museum project, depicting famous African American figures from history.The ...

From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to the United States Congress, Black people have made ... of the most popular and famous politicians in American ...

“I was always interested in exposing people to new ideas and things they may not have come across,” Norwood ... The poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar is another famous African American whom Norwood ...

On Feb. 26, Arizona State University's Multicultural Communities of Excellence will be holding Know History Know Self on the Tempe campus. The event will celebrate Black excellence and teach members ...

Port Huron Area Schools will host a National African American Read In event on Feb ... he was inspired by books by Spike Lee, a man famous for his movies but who also authored several books ...

In America’s country music capital, a new generation is stepping out from the shadows of its beloved honky-tonks. Meet the ...

Addressing differences served as the inspiration for Zayona Thomas’ winning essay in The Tribune-Democrat’s Black History Month contest. The Greater Johnstown High School junior wrote about how races ...

If you don't know the history of how these people contributed to civil ... as mayor of a major Texas city? 5. Which African American cowboy became famous for his work on Texas cattle drives?

I’m proud to be one of the few black mental health business owners in the area and intend to continue to support growth in mental health care services for black people, people of color ...

Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright and activist, most notably known for "Notes of a Native Son", "The Fire Next Time" and "The Devil Find's Work". One of his novels, If Beale Street ...