In the 1890s, Adam Augustus Waterford, known as ‘Gus’, was hired as Portland’s first Black firefighter. Before 2018, he did not have a dedicated grave site until a group of eager students stepped in.

On November 10, 1898, white supremacists led the only successful U.S. coup, overthrowing Wilmington’s Black-led government in the ‘Wilmington Massacre.’ Its full toll and legacy remain unknown.

Starwood, with at least $115 billion in assets, is a global investment company with interests in real estate and hospitality.

Starting with the name in cuddly toys, a Steiff 'Louis Vuitton' teddy bear made in 2000 sold at Christie's in Monaco for £125,831, whilst you can buy a vintage Merrythoughts bear for a few pounds. Go ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

February is Black History Month, and a great time to explore the history of African Americans in Vernon County. Today we’ll ...

The world was no stranger to plague outbreaks: The most famous, known as the Black Death, killed as many as 50 million people in Europe ... Cases ticked up through the 1890s, and the disease ...

"And being singled out for positive reasons or negative reasons is such a nightmare for most Black people." The alienation of success — particularly as it relates to Black artists — is one of ...

The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and ...

I knew the name would be a great hook to help people to reimagine food."-Pinky. Coleman was the first Black woman to fly an airplane. When American flying schools denied her entrance due to her ...