"If equity isn't built in from the beginning, then exclusion is baked in by design," said Raymond Jetson, co-founder of Aging ...

After the Civil War, even as Reconstruction was failing across the United States, Black Americans in the South faced a choice ...

Twenty-four years ago, Stephanie Tavares-Rance and Floyd Rance had an idea to do a film festival focusing on Black stories ...

Danielle Spencer, the actress who played the lovably bratty and witty teenager on the 1970s hit sitcom “What’s Happening!!” ...

Discover the legacy of the AFRO, a pioneering Black newspaper that has been championing Black rights and uplifting the Black ...

Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black ...

The president signed an executive order earlier this year ordering the removal of "improper ideology" from the museum system.

The Economist/YouGov poll was released a day after President Donald Trump announced the federalization of the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Trump’s rationale -- rising crime -- did not match reality; ...

This past weekend was the 30th Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival, and for the past 30 years, the organizers and community members have been pushing their message, “We Are One. ” Acknowledging African ...

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund opens applications for 2025 preservation grants, offering $50,000-$500,000.

The Charleston Dirty Birds is inviting the community to their sixth annual African-American Heritage Night. The Dirty Birds host the celebration during their game against the High Point Rockers, but ...

The White House is conducting a comprehensive internal review of exhibits and materials at the Smithsonian Institution in an ...