Black History
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Amid Repatriation of Displaced Headstones, Descendants Explore Family Histories
More than 50 years ago, during the relocation of Columbian Harmony Cemetery from Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast to Landover,…
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Getty Images Launches Grant Program for HBCUs
Getty Images announced it would partner with the Getty Family and Stand Together to launch the inaugural Getty Images Photo…
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WFT to Honor Franchise Legend Bobby Mitchell
The Washington Football Team will honor late franchise legend Bobby Mitchell when the team hosts the New York Giants at…
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Congress Pushes to Honor All-Black Female WWII Battalion
They represent the “Six-Triple-Eight,” the 6888th Postal Directory Battalion, and the only all-Black and all-female group to serve overseas.
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Bob Moses, Civil Rights Legend, Dead at 86
Bob Moses, one of America's foremost civil rights leaders who stood fearless in the face of violence to register African…
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National Trust Awards $3 Million to Preserve Black History
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced more than $3 million in grants to 40 landmark sites and organizations…
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Senate Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day.
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Founded by Former Slaves, Residents of Historically Black East Towson Say White Supremacy, Environmental Racism Threaten Their Land
In historic East Towson, Md., things are not always black and white.
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Tragedy of Tulsa Massacre Remembered 100 Years Later
A century ago this week, white rioters burned the wealthiest Black community in America to the ground.
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Black Civil War Regiment Honored in Detroit
Officials in Detroit have unveiled the 102nd United States Colored Troop Memorial Highway, honoring the heroic African American Infantry Regiment…
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