When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

Before long, the hotel and other buildings will be gone. In rural explorer vernacular, Whatley is what is referred to as a ...

"Brownie's Victory Garden" is a propaganda cartoon created to promote the idea of victory gardens during World War II, particularly targeting children. The film presents a whimsical portrayal of how ...

Follow in the footsteps of the Buffalo Soldiers, who guarded parks and created trails in Yosemite, Sequoia, and Hawai’i ...

Stacker used Census data and other sources to explore the history of Black Wall Streets and their legacy in present-day Black ...

“The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America,” wrote White House deputy ... to be a pure ideological war—with brutal consequences.

Blackburn testified that he knew of families in his neighborhood that were kicked out of their churches in front of entire congregations because of their political affiliations.

History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...

In a political landscape that is fully intent on otherizing the Black experience ... During the Civil War, white Southern farmer Newt Knight served in the Confederate Army as a medic.

As Ukraine’s brutal war nears its third year, the two visions risk becoming irreconcilable. The White House’s contradictory positions will be partly to blame here. We have seen a startling ...