American history. As most know by now, the United States already has launched America250, its supersized patriotic bash to commemorate its 250th anniversary as a proud independent nation. What far ...

Born enslaved, rejected by U.S. seminaries and ordained in Rome, Augustus Tolton became the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in America. His life exposes the Church’s history of racial ...

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The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication to commemorate the life of Phillis Wheatley at the ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military pilots, breaking barriers during World War II. Today, their story is on display in the Miami Valley at the National Museum of the U.S. Air ...

Howard Bryant's newest book focuses on how Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson became opposing voices amid the anti-communist ...

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Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, SC, honored the life of Black poet Phillis Wheatley on Jan. 30 with a commemorative USPS stamp and a day in her honor.

Charlotte High School (Fla.) announced on Friday the appointment of Kevin Claxton as the school's next head football coach ...

Cathay Williams defied the odds as the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, disguising herself as a man to serve in the Buffalo Soldiers. Despite facing racism, sexism, & health ...

The US State Department warns Americans not to travel to these 21 countries due to risks like terrorism, kidnapping, and ...