The 15 daguerreotypes, the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, were unveiled Wednesday at the ...

Atmos reports on the Grove Place Baobab in St. Croix, a 300-year-old tree symbolizing Black history and resilience, linking generations through shared stories.

In the summer, many Americans daydream about mermaids. Thousands sojourn to New York City's Coney Island for the Annual Mermaid Parade, decked in aquatic apparel. Parents bundle their children ...

Ryan Coogler walks to the podium to accept the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay — the first of his career, only the second Black man ever to win it, following Jordan Peele in 2018. The room rises. A ...

Drimachus led a slave revolt on Chios, ruling a rogue stronghold before betrayal. Organized resistance like that of Spartacus, but distinct.

A documentary about a multi-racial South Carolina family explores their journey from a painful past to unity, as they share their story at Furman University.

Harvard University has handed over rare 1850 photos of enslaved people to a museum in Charleston. Descendants of the enslaved say that means they are finally coming home. The photos, ...

Sometime around 1860, Spaniards attacked a Navajo settlement in New Mexico and captured a woman named Ated-bah-Hohzoni, meaning “happy girl.” As she hid behind a cliff with her one-year-old daughter, ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is removing a rare slave ship timber from its “Slavery and Freedom” exhibit and returning it to South Africa.

The Trump administration is looking to change how Black history is presented at the park sites and museums under its influence. President Trump, who has eyes on the nation’s 250th birthday this summer ...