In 1873, a group of around 50 African Americans facing threats from the Ku Klux Klan in their hometown of Cross Anchor in ...

On this date the founder of the settlement which would grow to be­come the city of Chicago, Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, sold his property and left the settlement. The Haitian-born frontier trader ...

History teachers are feeling the pinch of politics, and the latest rhetoric from the White House isn’t helping. “We feel so ...

The musical about the rise of three young women into stardom features the largest predominantly African-American cast in ...

Trump designates Thursday as a day for US to celebrate victory in World War II. Here's what it means - President Donald Trump ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in April 2025, and many will now wonder who will succeed him in the Vatican ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

The United Community Organization has announced plans for a three-day celebration of Juneteenth that will be held from June ...

Edda Fields-Black wanted to make her historical account of a Union Army raid led by Harriet Tubman on southern plantations and rice fields as authentic as ...