Dawson, born in Madison in 1894, was a opera educator and founder of the National Negro Opera Company in 1941. She led the first Black opera company to the Metropolitan ...

Mobile Archbishop Thomas Rodi recalls the first time that a woman connected to the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage trail looked through the records of the Catholic Church.

Brooklyn, Illinois is a beacon of resilience and freedom. As the oldest Black town in the United States, Brooklyn also helped ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its list of the 10 places in Georgia most in danger of ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A new design has been chosen to commemorate the first five African American students who desegregated East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the late 1950s.

The African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County is open in a restored farmhouse at 3261 Lohr Road, near big box retailers and condo communities in Pittsfield Township just ...

Just off Emory Road in Corryton stands a grand country church and, just behind that house of worship, is a small log structure that might be the oldest Baptist church in Knox County. Little Flat Creek ...

This was when the greatest number of African states won independence, giving a major boost to the liberation process for the continent as a whole. The continent's oldest independent country is ...

Ethiopia is often regarded as the oldest country in Africa ... and cultural heritage. Unlike many African nations, Ethiopia has never been colonised, maintaining its independence while much ...

Dr. Fene Osakwe, a Nigerian-born cybersecurity expert and Chairman of the Lagos State Cybersecurity Advisory Board, who has made history as the first African to be nominated for the prestigious ...

MACON, Ga. — Rickey Bradley Jr. had 22 points ... VMI won at Mercer (11-16, 4-10) for the first time since 2008. TJ Johnson had 19 points and five 3-pointers for the Keydets, while Augustinas ...

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Two people have been arrested after trying to escape from officers running away on foot and fleeing the scene using a vehicle. According to the Richmond County ...