The Underground Railroad (“UGRR”) network helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom. We think of it as a heroic cause where the good guys always won. However, for every enslaved person who escaped, ...

Discover the inspiring story of Isaac Myers, a pioneering Baltimore caulker and advocate for union rights, who fought for ...

For elementary school teacher, Monique Duncan, writing a book illustrating the remarkable ways enslaved Africans used hair styles to guide their way to freedom, was a dream come true.

On February 21, 2025, a series of three public sculptures created by Molly Gochman were unveiled at the newly renamed Memphis ...

Hours after the Senate approved a spending framework, President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview that he’s open to ...

A proposal in the state budget calls for Virginia Commonwealth University to relinquish control of a historic Black church in ...

Blackburn testified that he knew of families in his neighborhood that were kicked out of their churches in front of entire congregations because of their political affiliations.

For several centuries, the United States was a slaveholding nation, until a civil war officially brought an end to the practice. Here’s a look back at this dark chapter in the country’s history.

Who are the minds behind DOGE, and what do they really believe? Historian Quinn Slobodian says three strains of conservatism ...

There is a disconnect between what President Donald Trump is saying to honor Black History Month and what much of his ...

The California Legislative Black Caucus on Thursday proposed a package of reparations for the descendants of African ...

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...