The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in ...

Benjamin O. Davis Senior’s career started during a time when society and, more so the military, did not think highly of ...

These soldiers were known as the Buffalo Soldiers and a group of them helped protect Yosemite National Park. “Every time ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

Race relations and the fight for ethnic equality have been an ongoing pursuit since the birth of the nation. Every facet of ...

The renowned military leader was merely reflecting the prevailing opinion among U.S. commanders regarding the capabilities of African American soldiers, who had been incorporated into the army during ...

Going back to the 19th Century, just after the Civil War, the “Buffalo Soldiers” were the first African American army regiments in the U.S. Peacetime Army, with four stationed out of Fort Davis.

February is Black History Month. To mark the occasion, The Collective, a 55+ Active Community in Manteca, held the African ...

As Black History Month continues, WAAY 31 is spotlighting historic advancements made by Black Americans in North Alabama.

A parcel of land on an existing Revolutionary War battlefield in Eutawville is being developed into a park to be named after a Revolutionary War soldier and freed African American slave Jim Capers.