Celebrating Black History Month, Booker T. Washington athletic director Oronde Andrews draws motivation from his mother, Brenda, who is the owner the New Journal and Guide, one of the oldest Black ...

"This was a building of many firsts, which makes it exceedingly special," Paul Calvin, director of sales and marketing for the Pittman Hotel, said.

For most of two centuries, the Black press has been pivotal in fighting white supremacism, articulating it without other ...

Now 83, trailblazing Black attorney in Dallas, Joan Tarpley says she never intended to make history, but she did.

Tim Booker, a millionaire from Washington, finds purpose in Nairobi, Kenya, pursuing deeper connections while embracing a vibrant lifestyle amidst African diversity.

In the order, President Trump had charged the secretary of the interior with ensuring that public monuments “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” Black ...

Author, historian and professor Ethelene Whitmire released a new book documenting the life of an unseen figure in Black ...

The history of Black History Month began 100 years ago, in the old YMCA building on South Wabash, a wide-shouldered block of pale red brick erected in 1913. It was once the nexus of ...

A new National Building Museum exhibit highlights the legacy of Rosenwald Schools. Once common in Maryland and Virginia, these historic buildings helped close the education gap and shaped future civil ...

The month-long celebration of Black culture, history and life turns 100 years old in 2026. A century ago, historian, author, and journalist Dr. Carter G. Woodson launched ...

Photographs make time travel possible. They often provide a blast from the past that gives us a sliver of an idea of how life ...

Tuskegee Institute in Alabama is the most famous Black college in the United States. Between 1881 and 1915, its president was ...