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 ...

A new book from the Mt. Pleasant Historic Preservation Commission pairs 1909 photographs with modern images and historical ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

When James Curenton serves Mayflower Congregational Church, he is always mindful of the Black Church tradition and Mayflower's unique Detroit history.

Despite threats to end Black History Month programs and others at some federal agencies, groups vow to recognize it outside ...