Maurice Stokes entered the National Basketball Association 70 years ago, in 1955, when the relatively few Black players were ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

Police are now saying a Huntsville real estate agent reported missing nearly two months ago was abducted. Ronald Dumas Jr.

This Black History Month, The Commercial Appeal is highlighting the contributions of Black residents to Memphis' food scene.

Barron Trump was spotted back on NYU's campus for the first time since staying in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of ...

Wall St. is taking a closer look at gangs within the United States. To determine the recognized gangs in each state, 24/7 ...

An accomplished artist himself, he and his brother created one of the few showcases in the U.S. for an emerging generation of Black artists in the late 1960s.

State transportation officials plan to deploy photo radar cameras on highways this spring to automatically enforce speed limits as part of a stepped-up campaign to drive crash numbers ...

Nick Cannon, hip-hop artist and Grammy Award nominee GloRilla, and the marching bands of six HBCUs perform at Honda Battle of the Bands.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events (including everything from Summerfest to the Milwaukee Film Festival), access ...

Alonzo Davis, the artist and educator who cofounded Los Angeles's storied African American stronghold the Brockman Gallery, ...