Elisha Wiggins, born about 1790 in North Carolina, was likely emancipated in 1833 in Trigg County — and several years later ...

Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his mother’s side lived in New Orleans before they migrated to Chicago, where his mother, ...

Millie Dunn Veasey was a member of the 6888th Battalion. She was honored during a renaming ceremony of the post office on ...

When [Pope Leo] came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,” a New Orleans priest said.

It is with overwhelming sadness yet celebration that we share Jessie McMillan’s transition on March 8, 2025, after a long, ...

Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged ...

As they always have, Black people are fighting back. In response to these assaults, leadership of Black Voters Matter and the Atlanta-based King Center have announced a new partnership designed to ...

Efforts to take the focus off the nation’s racial past in compliance with President Trump’s wishes face resistance from those ...

An outspoken supporter of the rights of African Americans is being remembered for his courage on a new Civil War Trails sign ...

I stand before you as the first black governor of Maryland and only the third black governor in the history of this country.

RHS teacher Donna Avino and local historian and artist Bill Batson teamed up to create the Rockland County Civic Survey Project.