Called “Black Memorabilia” and “Black Americana” at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.

NEW YORK – Sarah Jessica Parker will be this year's recipient of PEN America's “Literary Service Award." The “Sex and the City” star, a longtime advocate for reading and literacy, will be honored May ...

Phase two of a project aimed at identifying historically significant structures, buildings and neighborhoods with ties to ...

In celebration of Quincy's quadricentennial, Mayor Thomas Koch highlights two prominent women: Grace Eng Toy and Harriet ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A memorial is in the works for four African Americans who were buried in downtown Evansville in the early 19th century. Officials with the Evansville African American Museum ...

Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center, in partnership with the Mt. Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation ...

On a banner hung from a chain link fence in Robles Park are the names of those buried in what is believed to be Tampa’s oldest African American cemetery, Zion Cemetery ...

In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute ...

One of the best ways to connect with Rhode Island's Black history is by visiting the final resting place of so many free and ...

The name "Buffalo Soldiers" refers to members of African American cavalry regiments who served in the U.S. Army in the western frontier the years following the Civil War.

There can be much debate on whether a site was part of the Underground Railroad. Hudson Valley has its share of sites, ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman in world history to earn a pilot’s license and became a national ...