Before there was Oprah Winfrey, there was Madam C.J. Walker. The daughter of former slaves, Walker grew up an orphan toiling in the cotton fields of the segregated South. A widow and single mother by ...

The Wm. Chester Ruth Legacy Project, named for early-20th-century African American businessman, inventor and minister William ...

The inventor of the controversial ‘Sarco’ suicide pod has vowed to bring it to Britain, after the bill to legalise assisted ...

Like many African Americans, my search was blocked by what’s referred to as the “1870’s wall.” That’s because prior to 1870, the United States Census did not note enslaved and formerly ...

TYLER, Texas — The Texas African American Museum hosted its fourth annual Juneteenth festival Thursday afternoon. Dozens of people showed out for today’s event with music, fun and even some ...

“It’ll bring more tourists to learn the stories these sites hold, and why they’re so important to African American heritage and to Bowling Green itself,” Cavitt said.

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Through collaboration with A Beautiful Message, a Central Texas Art Program, and Art Center Waco, an art exhibit celebrating Juneteenth and freedom through black hair opened on ...

Hundreds gathered to kick off the Juneteenth block party and celebrations at the African American Museum in Philadelphia Thursday afternoon. Food trucks and booths lined the street with various ...

VAIL, Ariz. (KGUN) — As Juneteenth remembers an important day in African American history, a community in Vail has put up reminders people who live there can see every day. The Rocking K ...

The history and legacy of African American cotillions are rich. For generations, their traditions affected the social, cultural, and philanthropic landscape of the U.S.

Dictionary of American biography by American Council of Learned Societies Publication date 1943 Topics United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries Publisher New York, C. Scribner's Sons Collection ...

32 unnumbered pages : 27 cm "You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top twenty toys of all time. And it was an accidental discovery that brought it into being. Trying to create a new cooling ...