The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening to groups and ...

He suppressed his disenchantment with religion and, in March 1861, applied to the African Civilization Society, which was ...

A major Michigan insurance company is in talks to possibly settle more than 100 lawsuits by employees who were fired after ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was with his cousin and best friend Emmett Till the night he was murdered and is still haunted by the tragedy today.

To Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley, he was his cousin Chris, the hilarious kid he grew up with whom he watched rise to fame on "Saturday Night Live" and shine in movies such as "Tommy Boy," while away ...

New leader of Catholic Church in Detroit calls to 'see Christ' in migrants. Bishop Edward Weisenburger will become Archbishop of Detroit next month. Archbishop Allen Vigneron has led the Detroit ...

From bars to burial sites, hotels to high schools, these places are notable in the Black history of Palm Beach County.

A 1960s lawsuit over housing discrimination in Detroit's Hamtramck has finally been resolved, providing homes for its victims and their families.

Utopian vision and how it influenced Black thinkers and leaders in the 1960s is discussed by sociologist Ruha Benjamin and ...

Once a traveling museum without walls, the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County renovated the ...