We have systematically oppressed a group of people for 400 years — from the slave ships of 1619 to the Three-Fifths ...

There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look ...

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it ...

When American Eagle Flight 5342 took off from Wichita, the Midwest city with a proud aviation history was glowing from a big ...

"By finding these names, we are releasing them to give back these enslaved people some of their dignity," said Sarah Bader-King, executive director of the John Wornall House Museum.

Miguel has built a happy life since he resettled here as a refugee from Venezuela last summer. He works at a Menards ...

Narrated by Ethan Hawke, the docuseries combines vivid footage of battles with interviews with people who fought on both ...

This weekend, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will mark the 65 th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins./ On February 1 st, 1960, four North Carolina A&T students started a ...

Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

Liberia, often remembered for its turbulent past, holds the promise of a prosperous future. It's time for Liberia to reclaim its narrative and reintroduce itself to the world as the Jewel of Africa-- ...