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Martin Luther King III, the son of revered civil rights icons Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, directly ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $8.5 million in ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church mourns the passing of former Senior Bishop, George Edward Battle Jr., a dedicated ...

This is the most probable date when Black explorer Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable begins building the settlement, which would eventually become the city of Chicago, Ill. The Haitian-born (c 1745) du ...

North Carolina churches are raising concerns that letting ICE enforce within congregations will deter immigrants from ...

While aspiring entertainers often head to New York to follow their dreams, some of the who’s who in entertainment have tapped ...

These proclamations celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields.

Harriet Tubman's great-great-great-grandniece Rita Daniels spoke to TODAY.com about the late abolitionist's legacy and the surviving family members keeping her memory alive.

“Every congregation will appoint Safe Church Officers ... distributing 500 news and information items daily from over 110 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and ...

Many people escaping slavery sought sanctuary in the Southern Tier. Here are some of the homes and churches on the Underground Railroad.