The Voting Rights Act gave teeth to the 15th Amendment’s promise that no American could be denied the right to vote because of race.

John Michael Oliver and Dee Crawford discuss the upcoming citywide blood drive with the American Red Cross, which is part of ...

An arsenal of weapons and maps marked with racial slurs led to a 25-year sentence for a Florida man who plotted attacks on ...

The relationship became closer during protests over police brutality, but brings political risks, like straining the alliance between African Americans and Jews.

No matter where they are from, who they are, their economic circumstances or educational backgrounds, significant majorities of Black Americans say being Black is extremely or very important to how ...

The African American Museum in Dallas will use $3 million from the Texas Historical Commission and Google to protect its ...

To the extent that “African American” was designed to change perceptions of what “Black” means, it hasn’t worked. The grand old euphemism treadmill has done it in.

They allow us to see the African-American experience afresh and sharpen our awareness that African-American history is, in the end, of one piece. Ira Berlin teaches at the University of Maryland.

At the height of the Jim Crow era, these destinations offered a sanctuary for Black folks facing daily oppression and segregation.

Living abroad can offer Americans a lower cost of living and higher quality of life, say Black expats.

36 Black women who changed American history | The stories of all these women point to a uniquely American experience of perseverance and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. (George Konig/H… ...