"If equity isn't built in from the beginning, then exclusion is baked in by design," said Raymond Jetson, co-founder of Aging ...

After the Civil War, even as Reconstruction was failing across the United States, Black Americans in the South faced a choice ...

Ciara is one of the first public figures to be granted Beninese citizenship under a new law that welcomes descendants of ...

The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th ...

Discover the legacy of the AFRO, a pioneering Black newspaper that has been championing Black rights and uplifting the Black ...

Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black ...

The Economist/YouGov poll was released a day after President Donald Trump announced the federalization of the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Trump’s rationale -- rising crime -- did not match reality; ...

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund opens applications for 2025 preservation grants, offering $50,000-$500,000.

This past weekend was the 30th Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival, and for the past 30 years, the organizers and community members have been pushing their message, “We Are One. ” Acknowledging African ...

The Charleston Dirty Birds is inviting the community to their sixth annual African-American Heritage Night. The Dirty Birds host the celebration during their game against the High Point Rockers, but ...

Black civil rights leaders and the mayors of several cities on Tuesday denounced the deployment of the National Guard to the ...

In a letter addressed to Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, White House officials said they would lead a “comprehensive internal review” of Smithsonian museums and exhibitions, ...