Frank Washington was making preparations to bury his aunt in a small family cemetery in the historic Virginia community of ...

A new version of the first known on-screen kiss between two African-American actors has been discovered in the collections of ...

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 released ...

Black people in the United States are more likely to develop lupus, have more severe disease, and have a higher risk of death. Recognizing symptoms and finding expert care can help improve outcomes.

Grim pieces of America’s history are on display at the Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford, the first and only African American history museum in Connecticut. Among the ...

When I ducked out of my 8 a.m. class at Morrison Hall because of a scratchy throat, I visited the first floor kitchenette and encountered a bulletin board with the photos of the recent concentrators ...

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the president criticized the institution in an executive order. By Graham Bowley ...

Matteson recently appointed the village’s first African American police and fire chiefs, with both having extensive experience in the south suburbs. Mikal Elamin, previously police chief in Chicago ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month. By Graham ...