William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

Ad Policy Donald Trump speaks at his victory rally on January 19, 2025, in Washington, DC, one day before being sworn back into office as president. (Scott Olson / ) D ...

Over the past week, the West African nation of Liberia was widely reported in the news around the globe, while social media literally exploded – especially in Africa – when United States President ...

For Christian de Rezendes, the documentary has been a labor of love, one he didn't expect to grow so big and take so long.

In 1898, in the landmark case of U.S. v Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the birthright citizenship guarantee, ...

As American demographics change—with growing racial diversity, educational polarization, and morphing religious ...

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Inductees Harriette Gillem Robinet, Timuel Black and Oscar Brown Jr. are not only celebrated writers but civil rights activists who promoted a message of perseverance.

United States President Donald Trump has drawn mockery after he complimented the president of Liberia for speaking English ...

A federal judge in New Hampshire said he’ll certify a class action lawsuit including all children who’ll be affected by ...

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...