Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.

During the struggle for American independence, artists on both sides of the Atlantic were moved to capture the moment in ...

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader, used his political and organizing skills to fight for equal employment opportunities and social justice for ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary next year of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War ...

The administration knows that subduing history as it is doing works to keep people of color in this country disunited and at ...

It is always an honor to testify before Congress. I had that honor in late June when I spoke to the Committee on Oversight ...

D. Ellis form a powerful history — one of resilience, healing and an unyielding demand for equity. And thanks to ...

It might be the most predictable bellwether of the dark cultural moment we’re in. Amy Sherald, the celebrated American painter made famous by her 2018 portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama, ...

New takes on bird-watching, erotic energy, “no places,” student strikes, California’s Black history, and more.

Mazloomi’s creative practice has come a long way since that first quilt, which she still has (and asks her children not to ...

At QCity Metro, our mission is to serve Black communities in Charlotte-Mecklenburg by publishing news and information ...

New York-Jersey City-White Plains Home Prices Up 2.7% Year Over Year in June, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index Report ...