“The children of negro spirituals got to be the blues and then came jazz and R&B, and all of them used what was developed in the spiritual which was improvisation,” Jones said. The beats and melodies ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

After being boarded up and out of commission for seven years, a historical Lexington gym can once again host its community.

Gabriel Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church can trace its roots back to 1866. It was built by freed Black families in Cuffeytown, the oldest self-sustaining African American community in Virginia.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Black Spring Volunteer Firehouse has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Snoop Dogg's decision to perform for a Donald Trump event has drawn criticism from the Black community. The rapper, who once ...

The Thankful Heritage Museum is a nonprofit that has traveled all over North Carolina for 31 years, sharing Black history and culture through its mobile museum displays. Right now, it has a unique ...

New Orleans artist Tahj Williams used to stitch the Super Bowl logo and theme art in her sewing room, and now her creation is ...

Lincoln Public Schools and Lincoln City Libraries celebrated Black History Month Wednesday afternoon with their 12th annual African American read-in.

A community-based photo exhibition in Richmond, Virginia — a city at the center of a lot of Black history — showcases ...

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Black History Month celebrates identity, culture and artistry and Carroll High School gave all three ...