Caroline Collins looks at such people as mariners, explorers, whalers and shipbuilders between the 16th and 20th centuries ...

Edits to webpages appear to be part of the administration's effort to whitewash certain portions of American history related ...

Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website ...

The idea for a national museum of African American history and culture had been around for 100 years. When the project for ...

It’s impossible for the Smithsonian to truthfully tell the American story without mentioning racism, sexism and other forms ...

UNC Press is set to release six major titles in African American history and urban studies over the summer. With the release ...

Discover the wisdom of ancient African proverbs and their relevance to Black history and lives today. Learn how these proverbs can inspire and empower.

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

Al Jackson, born in 1953 and a descendant of civil rights activist Hattie Sasser, began his occasional tours this year after ...

The list of Loretta Jackson’s accomplishments is long, nearly all highlighting her lasting dedication to political activism and the Grady County and Chickasha’s black history. Jackson was born and ...

A new executive order from the Trump administration focuses on the Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture, seeking to take away displays they describe as “flawed” and “divisive.” ...