Mikal Elamin was sworn in as police chief and Derek Bryant as fire chief in Matteson, the first African Americans in those ...

The Martha’ African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) kicked off its 23rd season this weekend, celebrating Black excellence in ...

A new survey found less than half of U.S. adults believe Black and Hispanic people face significant discrimination, while ...

Illinois College student Jiech Bel has curated a new Malcolm X exhibit at Jacksonville African American History Museum, ...

A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...

Plans to build a $50 million museum in Huntington focusing on the African American community and their contributions to the ...

The Ohio History Connection has announced that Moody Nolan, a Columbus-based architecture firm, has been selected to design ...

Haitians and Black Americans have lived side by side in South Florida for decades. While the relationship between the two communities has not always been smooth, they have managed to coexist, ...

A Civil War veteran born into slavery in Louisiana is among nine Union soldiers with new grave markers at Greenfield Cemetery ...

The event features the best of Black cinema and also shines a light on the community of Oak Bluffs that even to this day serves as a sanctuary.

Eight African-American Senators made huge impacts on the history of politics. Feb. 1, 2013 — -- intro:The United States Senate has a long history of producing historic leaders, but has ...