The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” a guide for African Americans first published in 1936, was a valued resource at a time when travel held the promise of adventure but was also perilous. It is now the ...

The National Museum of the American Indian will exhibit the dresses, a collaboration with Mohawk/Cree/Comanche artist Joe Big Mountain, starting8 ...

Excerpted from a new photography book, Picturing Black History, these unearthed archival images you will see Josephine Baker, ...

The slogan may be "Virginia Is For Lovers", but we say Virginia is for families! There are so many amazing things to do in ...

Every great director has their own irrevocable style — a signature element audiences associate with the director from the ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Slaves do not own their own labor. The maximum tax rate on a 19th century plantation slave’s labor was 50%, as half of his ...

A Weatherford ranch is the eccentric oasis for a family of artists, horses, dogs and cats — and some of the most original ...

Stonington artist D. Derek trekked up Hammond Avenue in Norwich to the Ellis Walter Ruley Memorial Park several times for inspiration from the spirit of the late, now famous folk artist so he could ...

The state's first Dark Sky Park is also home to North America's rarest bird. Florida is known for beaches, swamps, and ...

Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and economic power during the early ...

From DFW to Houston and San Antonio - the lives of Texas' Black cowboys tell a story of skill, grit and freedom.