As the 100th year of Malcolm X’s birth is recognized, journalist Mark Whitaker’s new book explores how the once-feared activist evolved into a revered cultural icon.

Explore the history of Memorial Day and the African American contributions to the holiday. Learn about the true purpose and ...

Before Thoreau's "life in the woods," there was Brister Freeman, a formerly enslaved man who won his freedom serving in the ...

DENVER (AP) — In the run-up to the 2023 mayoral election in Colorado Springs, a racial slur was scrawled across a Black ...