Organizers have canceled a parade planned to honor the 207th birthday of the Maryland native and famed abolitionist after the ...

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

Titled “Identity Months Dead at DoD,” the guidance bars the Department of Defense from using official resources to support cultural awareness months.

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

That the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and the inauguration of Trump occurred on the same day is one of the ironies ...

February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right here in Central Virginia.

For four decades, the USA has officially celebrated Black History Month, but efforts to honor African American history in ...

The week before Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays, Opera Lafayette — best known under founder Ryan Brown ...

Here, MassLive is highlighting 10 people — including educators, artists, businesspeople and advocates — identified for their ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent opposition figure facing military trial in Uganda will be charged before a civilian court ...

He chose February because the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass were celebrated this month. Lincoln’s birthday was Feb. 12, and Douglass, born a slave, didn’t ...