The majority of lodges practise what they refer to as Anglo-American or "regular" freemasonry, open to those over 18, of "good repute", who profess a belief in a "Supreme Being" of any denomination.

The King Solomon Lodge, the first African American Masonic lodge in New Bern, is nearing the end of a six-year, $500,000 restoration project. Located off Howard Street, the lodge has been ...

In 1787, two decades before African colonization by American-born blacks became a national debate, Boston's Black Masons put forward a plan to return themselves and their families to Africa.