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

For a long period of American history, art created by African Americans was considered irrelevant and unworthy of ...

Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. During a time when land ownership was difficult for African Americans, Zedore Francisco overcame the odds and ...

Washington’s Black Lives Matter Plaza stood as a place to mourn, celebrate, argue and ultimately renew the nation’s commitment to the fight for equality. Then, amid a recent shift in political winds ...

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

President Donald Trump issued an order to take down exhibits that "divide Americans based on race," but the White House says ...

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

The decision to remove display cases featuring prominent Black Denverites from the Blair-Caldwell African American Research ...

A new study offers lawmakers a roadmap for addressing key issues affecting Black communities, including voting rights, ...

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, ...

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" extends Trump's 2017 tax cuts and make spending cuts to Medicaid and SNAP totaling nearly $1 ...

Dr. Donna Patterson explains how social factors, not genetics, drive heart disease disparities among African Americans and ...