Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball. 1952 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 to capture the Stanley Cup. The Red Wings holds the ...

On a road trip through the sleepy towns and coastal waterways of the region, Tayari Jones uncovers a history more relevant ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few ...

Most estimates of postwar killings of African-Americans amount to about 4,000 public lynchings committed between 1877 and 1968. But what about those who were assassinated or disappeared before ...

Public education is in crisis. And a crisis for all means that education for Black children is on life-support. But where, ...

Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, it’s fair to say that Elton ...

As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...

Newsweek breaks down the careers of Nick, Aaron, Angel, Leslie, and Bobbie Jean as the new documentary, 'The Carters: Hurts ...

In 2003, when officials finally approved the idea of an African-American museum in Washington, they could not have foreseen how fateful the timing would be. The opening this month of the National ...

At least 26 Americans held hostage abroad have been freed since President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January. Those who gained their freedom include a ballerina, a teacher and a ...