A group of local poets came together Friday night to perform a spoken-word album highlighting Charlotte’s Black history. Their pieces celebrated ... to desegregate schools in Charlotte and across ...

Martha S. Jones honored Jonathan Ocko's legacy with a lecture on legal history, exploring her family's defiance of racial ...

Wilbon is noted for his career as a beat writer and columnist for the Washington Post, author of several books.

"Prose to the People," edited by Katie Mitchell, chronicles the legacy of past and present Black bookstore's throughout the country. NPR spoke with five booksellers profiled in the vast collection.

Her first three novels all explored different periods of Black history, from 1850s Ohio to 1970s Alabama. “When I am in the archives, I feel a sense of connection. It’s almost spiritual,” she said.

In a report that merged admiration with racial bigotry, the New York Tribune proclaimed, “This man, though Black, is a hero—one of the few History ... rights in North Carolina from 1776 ...

Historically Black colleges prep for challenges to survival Historically Black colleges like North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro are navigating uncertainty brought on by long-term ...

Huntingtonians were once again invited to explore the city's Black History guided by local author and educator, Cicero M.

This week in history; the Civil War comes to an end in North Carolina; Paul Revere makes his famed midnight ride; the pencil erasure is born.

Liberty Hill, a historic Black community in North Charleston founded by four freedmen, is captured in a new documentary ...

The Observer has brought back the Panthers mailbag with the 2025 NFL Draft just over a week away. We’re answering five notable fan questions this week. Real-time updates and all local stories ...