There's a new effort to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who served in the Union Army during ...

Joseph Dunnigan I went into watching Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight with low hopes.  After growing up on Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Saving Private Ryan, it was hard for me to imagine that ...

From local activists and trailblazers to lesser-known names on the national stage, we shed a light on the contributions of Black men and women who shook up the world.

President Donald Trump, Congress and the Department of Interior have set a course to peel back safeguards on public lands, ...

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The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

A Midlands man has been capturing history through different set of lenses literally.Cecil Williams has been a photographer since he was ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

The New Orleans Public Library is accepting submissions for their annual Black History Month Art Contest through Feb. 20. The theme is African Americans’ Contributions to the Labor Movement. Students ...

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February is Black History Month, and there are many ways to celebrate and learn more about Black history in Kentuckiana.