A few days ago, at Riverside Park in New York City, I.C.E. agents began questioning Little League players about where they ...

Earning the prestigious title of chief resident of orthopaedic surgery, a field that sees few Black women, Dr. Bonnie Simpson Mason would finally reap the benefits of the grueling 100-plus weekly ...

JULY 3 1775—Prince Hall founds African Lodge Number One—the first Black lodge of Free Masons in the United States. Hall would become the pioneer builder of Black Masons in America.

This Week In Black History July 2-8, 2025LT. CHARLES HALL JULY 2 1777—Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead. The ...