HBO's Gilded Age transforms period drama by exploring Black aristocracy in 1880s America through complex characters and authentic historical storytelling.

HBO's period piece drama 'The Gilded Age' has been increasing the complexity of its depictions of the Black aristocracy in ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...

If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...

New research shows that Black people are big users of self-tanners. Experts explain why it's a good call and how to apply a self-tanner the right way.

""Black people, too, can profit from the atrocities of (the ... who belonged to Black U.S. Army units active during the late ...

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ...

With Trump officials pushing to end diversity efforts, civil rights leaders and experts explain why Black organizations were created and still exist.

WASHINGTON ‒ Enslaved Black people were banned from reading and writing and even those who had their freedom couldn't always access formal schooling, so African Americans began founding colleges of ...

Many Black organizations were founded in the 1800s, some even before the end of slavery. Historically Black colleges and universities are one example. But there are many others. Are they still ...

From weathered cabins to restored historic two-story homes, a Juneteenth tour of 1800s-era houses traces Black Houstonians’ journey from slavery to freedom.