According to a CNN report, an estimated 12% of the U.S. population is black or African American, but only 5.7% of doctors in the United States fall under the same category. Dr. Damon Hill and Dr.

The Phoenix theater troupe is staging "The African Company Presents Richard III," the true story of Black actors determined to claim their space.

A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first female Black principal in NYC.

I remembered this experience vividly as I read Imani Perry’s new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My ...

"It’s rough growing up when people keep telling you 'you don’t act Black' yet you don’t look white. It could be awkward going ...

This Black History Month, The Commercial Appeal is highlighting the contributions of Black residents to Memphis' food scene.

Since the overwhelming majority of NFL owners are Republicans, isn't it a matter of time before commissioner Roger Goodell ...

When the 18th century church planter and evangelist George Liele was imprisoned in Jamaica, he spread the Gospel in prison, ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in February of 1926.