In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...

When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city that has long been a haven for Black families.

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.

Central City Plaza was developed by civil rights leader Felmers O. Chaney. When it opened, 14 Black-owned businesses occupied the plaza. Among them were Central City Drug Store, Darby’s Food, Pago’s ...

Stagville stands as a testament to one of America’s largest antebellum plantations, where the Bennehan and Cameron families ...

Visit the American Ancestors Website: Open your browser and go to www.americanancestors.org. Automatic Login: The system will ...

Numerous genealogy groups continue to sign on for the Jefferson Parish Library’s annual GenFest, to be held from 10 a.m. to 1 ...

A local Boy Scout working towards becoming an Eagle Scout is helping to make the African American burial site known as the ...

President Biden visits the International African American Museum in Charleston. Earlier in the day, he remarked on the Gaza ...

CANDLELIGHT CONCERTS — The Beverly Ballroom, The Hotel Chalet, 92 Choo Choo Ave. Two shows by Listeso ensemble, Jan. 23: ...

“Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently wrote. “Before the pen of ...

Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have ...