Cape Girardeau County witnessed its only documented lynching during the Jim Crow era. A mob lynched Will Henderson, a young ...

Black History Month, an annual observance recognized each February, first emerged in the U.S. in the early 20th century, ...

Rembert’s painting of a lively scene inside a juke joint in his hometown of Cuthbert, “The Dirty Spoon Café,” is on display in the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

The historic building was the first theatre for African Americans in Columbus during the Jim Crow era, a law enforcing racial segregation.Columbus native, Charles Huff Jr. says The Liberty Theatre on ...

A local mom is on a mission to change your spending habits. Her name is Amanda Williams and she’s created a website that’s quickly taken off. It’s called ‘Seattle Green Book.’ It’s an online directory ...

Vanette Woods remembers taking family trips as a child, and her parents wouldn’t allow her to drink anything before the ...

Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

President Jimmy Carter’s transportation deregulation reshaped the industry by increasing competition, lowering costs, and ...

Cornbread Restaurant & Bar owner Patrick Coleman has started a tradition that’s continued at this Southfield restaurant with ...