The origins of New Orleans’ most beloved organizations are storied. By the early 1900s, women from New Orleans’ Red Light District, 7th Ward Creoles of color along with women of color ...

Jones, the current chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has signed a five-year contract that will begin in August. According to UW, he will be the first African American ...

By the 1830s, his was one of the most powerful African-American voices in the city. Robert was raised by his grandmother in the segregated south but moved to New York ... and not a year later ...

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History releases a theme for each year, which is a practice ... the decisions of the new Trump administration around Diversity, Equity ...

Solidarity took center stage Saturday at an Oakland event combining celebrations of Lunar New Year and Black History Month. The Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s third annual cultural celebration ...

Given that Black asexuals get twice (or even thrice) the amount of grief, I was happy to learn about SoulAce Day.

The theme was developed by the Association for the Study of African American Life and ... of racial oppression gather new and renewed strength in the 21st century." Groups celebrating Black History ...

known as the "Dean of African American artists" in New England, thanks to his nearly 90-year career. Another highlight, says Knight, is the ASPELTA exhibit displaying artefacts from Nubia.

Tyrone Laws is one of the people dedicated to making sure stories of the Jersey Shore's pioneering Black scientists do not disappear forever.

This post was updated Feb. 3 at 6:11 p.m. For one member of the UCLA community, playing trumpet for Beyoncé is no longer just ...

Jacqueline Mangus, who works as a nurse in Moneta, won $1 million in the New Year’s Millionaire ... science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University ...