The new musical explores the complex friendship between the president and the famed abolitionist. We spoke with co-lyricist ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the ...

In what feels like the dwindling hours of this democracy, I’m painfully aware of the erosion of civil rights gains.

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

Today, it is crucial that we make a concerted effort to celebrate the positive contributions that four Black men have made to make life better for African Americans. We are ...

A policy under the Trump administration compelled the Maryland National Guard to decline an invitation to partake in a February 22 event in honor of renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Per WBOC, ...

When local lecturer and historian Muqueedah Salaam first attended college as a young adult at Worcester State University, she ...

After the Department of Defense declared “identity months” like Black History Month “dead,” National Guard units reportedly declined to participate in the parade.

Celebrate Black History Month with a good book. Our readers recommended 50+ stories to dive into this February and beyond.

During Black History Month, Rochester residents have a significant reason to celebrate. The city is recognized as one of the five key U.S. cities central to the abolition movement, alongside Boston, ...

East Milton Elementary third-graders portrayed historic and contemporary African Americans in Living Wax Museum.

Caroliner, Jackson’s father, later moved from South Carolina to Louisiana. It is not certain how Caroliner gained his freedom ...