Burroughs, the daughter of former slaves, established her own school in Washington, D.C. in 1909, helping to forge new career ...

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 ...

The federal office that enforces civil rights at schools across the U.S. has been ordered to target complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald ...

In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.

Declassified documents show that Black Mountain College came under scrutiny from the FBI and Veteran Affairs in the 1950s.

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

As Black History Month returns, students at Lincoln University – the nation’s first degree-granting historically Black ...

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has disbanded a dozen clubs on campus related to gender and race, ABC News has ...

Those simple words are inscribed in large letters on the wall of the Carter Center in Atlanta. More than a fitting epitaph for President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, who died Dec. 29. Truth, law and ...

The tour takes participants on a stroll around the historic buildings in Oak Park's 40 acres and details the community's rich past and present.

Because of Black educators’ dedication to breaking color barriers and bringing opportunity to all, young students thrived ...

Only about 11% of the individual landmarks are connected to historically excluded or underrepresented communities.