After the Civil War, even as Reconstruction was failing across the United States, Black Americans in the South faced a choice ...

Twenty-four years ago, Stephanie Tavares-Rance and Floyd Rance had an idea to do a film festival focusing on Black stories ...

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

The Economist/YouGov poll was released a day after President Donald Trump announced the federalization of the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Trump’s rationale -- rising crime -- did not match reality; ...

The Charleston Dirty Birds is inviting the community to their sixth annual African-American Heritage Night. The Dirty Birds host the celebration during their game against the High Point Rockers, but ...

Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black ...

This past weekend was the 30th Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival, and for the past 30 years, the organizers and community members have been pushing their message, “We Are One. ” Acknowledging African ...

Issa Rae attends the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival in Massachusetts, while Holland Taylor and Sarah ...

In doing so, the court would extinguish a law that more than any other made the promise of American democracy a reality. If ...

The Labor Department's recent report is concerning because Black folks are often the first to be hit by economic downturns in the nation.

Peggy and William’s seaside courtship is vital scenery infrequently dramatized in fictionalized histories. From the start, “The Gilded Age” has taken care to authentically depict Peggy’s narrative ...

Today, as in the past, activists are raising their voices in protest of efforts to whitewash American history.