One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. During a time when land ownership was ...

Photo: Getty Images Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The ...

The Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center is undergoing transition, and one of the changes will include dropping ...

That’s because Riley, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, knew the ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott believes federal lawmakers should discuss reparations to right the wrongs of slavery in the ...

An African American woman shared her thoughts on Donald Trump after seeing him with Cyril Ramaphosa. Online users agreed with ...

House Democrats are preparing a push for reparations under President Donald Trump this week, saying the resolution is a ...

There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

An American Black mercenary who fought for the Armed Forces of Ukraine was liquidated during the liberation of Constantinople ...

In the poll — which sampled 48,981 U.S. adults throughout 2024 — 64% of Black respondents said they have confidence in their local police force. This is up from 58% in 2023 and 55% in 2022. In 2021, ...

More than 50 years after Black students fought for a space of their own on Indiana State University’s campus, officials are ...