Watch Night, also known as Freedom’s Eve, is a sacred New Year’s Eve tradition in Black communities rooted in Christian worship and remembrance of Dec. 31, 1862, when enslaved and free African ...

In 1969, Black educators and students at Kent State University proposed the month of February to be celebrated as Black History Month. The first ever celebration took place at Kent State University a ...

Despite efforts to erase African American history, advocates emphasize the importance of celebrating and preserving Black ...

Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Out of Bounds: A History of African Americans and Golf in Memphis, Tennessee," reprinted with permission from the author, the Rev. L. LaSimba M. Gray Jr., who ...

The history of African-American women in Hollywood is filled with immense talent often stifled by systemic racism, limited opportunities, and political suppression. Many brilliant performers faced a ...

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 years ago. ...

The next William & Mary theater season will mark the 60th anniversary of the first African American student to appear in a production, an important segment of a lecture being presented next week.

From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, these are the best ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Beyoncé wrangled up plenty of attention with the release of her latest album, "Cowboy Carter." Her two-step into country music further carved her name in history books as she ...

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

When the announcement was made in 2021 of the massive renovations of the Pine Hills Golf Course, the thought occurred to me: What will happen to all of that history? The history of African Americans ...