Freeman was born at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center in Fairborn, Ohio. His mother, Chong Freeman, hails ...

Pastor Warren Stewart Sr., who led the fight for a paid state MLK Day holiday, is retiring after nearly 50 years at the helm of his Phoenix church.

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Herb Conaway is the first Black person to represent the 3rd congressional district. Nicole Roberts is the first Black woman ...

Angela Bassett, collecting an honorary Oscar, gave an impassioned speech about the history of Black actresses in Hollywood ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education ...

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Robert Smalls' statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist who dismantled most of the former slave's work ...

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This historic Orange Bowl has been shaped by the struggle over race and place embedded within the history of the bowl game itself and its host city, Miami. For almost a century, the Orange Bowl has ...

For the first time since Generations, a new soap opera will premiere that will have its central focus be on an African ...

Ana Angola was captured in the kingdom of Ndongo and spent months on a ship before a journey over land where she was forced ...