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The remarkable success of the movie “Sinners” has sparked a renewed interest in how the two communities wrestled with life ...
After more than 150 years in Germany, the remains of 19 Black people, taken for racist scientific research, have been ...
But even in that moment, I knew any show of anger could likely have ended up with me on the news, with my name ... Black man because he’s passionate or expressive — though I’m sure some ...
Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature ...
The Met Gala was a visually stunning occasion that put Black people on display — but its ... Tailoring Black Style” — is named after an upcoming exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of ...
A pope’s choice of his papal name is always cloaked in ... the cradle of Louisiana’s Creole people of color. Joseph N. Martinez was recorded as a Black man, born in “Hayti.” ...
Charles B. Rangel, a civil rights activist, war hero and trailblazing New York congressman whose career saw the high school ...
When journalist Dorothy Tucker first learned about the 10 Million Names genealogical project ... he says he did not live with or know many Black people growing up, going to school or during ...
One of the highlights of my genealogical journey has been the great privilege I have had to spend two decades corresponding ...
Muhammad Ali fought Sonny Liston in Lewiston, Maine, in May 1965, and residents plan to commemorate the event with an Ali ...
I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ ...