That's thanks to an oral history database called The HistoryMakers that contains more than 3,000 interviews with African Americans from across the U.S. who helped shape the country. The collection ...

City Council voted unanimously Monday night, April 21, to OK street closures for Taste of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor African American Festival, both just over a month away. Taste of Ann Arbor ...

The University of Kentucky confirmed last week that it canceled graduation events honoring minority students, including Black ...

With nothing planned at Locust Hill African Cemetery for the 160th anniversary of the end to the Civil War, not that such a milestone needs excessive acknowledgment, a woman friend brought her two ...

Massachusetts is marking the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago with several events this weekend. One Concord man is making sure that the contributions of people of color during the ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, remembered for his humility, inclusivity, and concern for the marginalized. He ...

The Twilight alum, 35, and screenwriter Dylan Meyer, 37, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles on Easter Sunday. According to PEOPLE, the gathering was held at the Silver Lake ...

NY Fed Finds Americans Trimming Back Wage Expectations for New Jobs By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Americans' view on labor markets soured in March as respondents to a Federal Reserve ...

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Black or African American residents in Philadelphia still make up the city’s largest racial or ethnic group, according to the Pew Charitable Trust’s annual report. The report, which was ...

The inaugural Africa Rising Leadership Summit & Awards, held on March 27 and 28 at the prestigious Inanda Club in Sandton, brought together Africa’s most visionary minds to explore the ...

Savannah's Mayor Van Johnson was sworn in as the African American Mayor's Association (AAMA) on Friday at the organizations annual conference.The AAMA has a membership of over 500 mayors according to ...