Nestled just outside of Houston lies Kendleton — one of the first U.S. towns founded by freed slaves. Rooted in history, this ...

Once envisioned as a cultural hub, the African American Cultural and Heritage Facility have stood mostly idle — leaving ...

A mission to mark unnamed graves in Mecklenburg County has led to the placement of over 180 flags at burial sites along Ridge ...

The Evergreen Negro Cemetery, a long-neglected African American gravesite, is being given new life, thanks in part to efforts ...

Horror has always been a genre that conveys political and social commentary, with important lessons for its viewers. Thanks ...

October 16, 1995, will forever be etched in my heart — not just as a moment in history, but as a defining moment in my own ...

Friends of Geer Cemetery works to preserve the stories of people buried at the historically African American cemetery in ...

The traveling exhibit, which opens Nov. 2, highlights the work of designer Ruth E. Carter, the first Black woman to win two ...

Some traditional leaders and locals attribute the unrest to the return of significant ancestral remains from France, believed ...

The same report found that 89.4% of SNAP recipients were U.S born citizens, meaning less than 11% of SNAP participants were foreign-born. Of the latter figure, 6.2% were naturalized citizens, 1.1% ...

Nationally, the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., including the National Museum of African American History and ...

Culinary historian Diane M. Spivey shows the impact of African American culture on U.S. culinary traditions with her cookbook.