Linda Dorsey-Walker is a walking museum of Black history. It all started with a quest to know more about her family history.

Students have 24/7 access to a vast collection of audio books, e-books, movies, magazines, journals, newspapers and other digital resources through the POWER Library.

Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

After stumbling upon her rich family history, the Fort Worth woman made it her mission to save a historic freedom colony in ...

DeMotte Library will be having adult bingo upstairs in the meeting room. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Registration ...

Ah, February, how we do love thee! Valentine’s Day is a time for celebrating and remembering love — emphasizing its importance in our lives. As a genealogist, I use this ...

Just in time for Black History Month, FamilySearch has announced expansion of a remarkable effort to gather genealogical information from cultures emphasizing oral transmission of family data.

Those involved in building the new Orange Mound Library agreed to honor the important legacy of those who have called the ...

When the Nazi death camp Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago on Monday, it became clear to the world that the Nazis not only succeeded in murdering most of the European Jewish population, they also ...

Kohberger's defense team is trying to keep a handful of evidence out of the case, including some DNA evidence and search warrants ... investigative genetic genealogy or IGG – should be admitted ...

Attorneys for a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students are asking a ...