Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...

UC Davis student Natasha Bibbs of Sacramento has already gone places with academic research — and she hopes to go even ...

The Highwaymen Movie, showcasing the inspiring legacy of Florida's celebrated African American landscape artists, is set to captivate audiences soon.

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

On a Tuesday afternoon in 1950, April 25, in a board room jammed with owners and coaches of the fledgling league’s 12 (soon to be 11) teams, the Boston Celtics’ Walter Brown called out a name in the ...

Boston's Vietnamese community will convene this weekend to mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War and the diaspora ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Former Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt announced their plans Thursday to ...

Black women have long been at the forefront of history, breaking barriers, pioneering movements and shaping the world.

When Walter Payton was drafted out of Jackson State in 1975, skeptics questioned if a running back from a small, overlooked ...

There was a time when Black creatives could simply be grateful for the opportunity to make something, but that wasn’t true ...

April is often associated with spring and renewal, but it also powerfully reminds us of the struggles and triumphs within ...