We spoke with the scholar about Black in Blues, a poetic exploration of the relationship between the color blue and Black people.

Explore the revolutionary act of saving money and building generational wealth by African American ancestors. Discover their stories of freedom and resistance.

“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

Her first three novels all explored different periods of Black history, from 1850s Ohio to 1970s Alabama. “When I am in the ...

Black regiments led an as­sault on and eventually captured a key Southern fort helping bring the Civil War to an end. The ...

Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...

April 9, the day that the American Civil War ended in 1865, should be a national holiday celebrating the defeat of the Confederacy, the end of slavery, and the triumph of liberty.

Discover the history of Black-owned banks and why buying Black isn’t enough without access to capital, credit, and Black ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

Discover the efforts of Marilyn Clark to preserve the historical contributions of Black women in South Dallas and the ...

After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone ...

But her legacy still prompts conversations about the marginalization of women and people of color in science today ... is minimally contagious. But in 1865, the fear and stigma associated with leprosy ...