The middle class has been shrinking over the past few decades. According to the Pew Research Center, 61% of Americans lived ...

It’s disconcerting to see a general cry — especially one with four stars on his shoulders. But Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton — one of just seven African-Americans to wear four stars in U.S. military history — ...

Though ethnic studies is not yet funded statewide, districts, such as Fresno Unified, who already require the course, are ...

Literacy InterActives, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Southside Virginia, is thrilled to announce the return of its Black History Month series for our community readers. The 2025 Black ...

President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs has sent shockwaves through global markets, raising concerns about the economic strain on American consumers, with Black Americans already facing ...

Sometimes, dignity can come with something as simple as a name tag. In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car ...

Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

And since only 18% of Altadena’s roughly 42,700 residents are Black, that makes the impact disproportionate on an already ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

As a Black American, I always approach February’s annual celebration of Black History Month with pride and bewilderment.

Perry took on misconceptions about the South (and won the National Book Award) with “South to America.” In “Black in Blues” ...

Here’s what made these high school seniors sign up for an African American studies course—and what they’ve learned.