"Black workers are often last hired, first fired," said Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs of The Century Foundation.

The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival is back for its 23rd year, celebrating Black filmmakers, actors and ...

Ralph Lauren’s Oak Bluffs campaign launched last week, building on a collection inspired by crisp styling ingrained in the ...

Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and South Carolina lawmaker.

A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...

Less than half - 45% - of U.S. adults feel that Black people still face "a great deal" of discrimination and thinks DEI is to ...

Haitians and Black Americans have lived side by side in South Florida for decades. While the relationship between the two communities has not always been smooth, they have managed to coexist, ...

A Civil War veteran born into slavery in Louisiana is among nine Union soldiers with new grave markers at Greenfield Cemetery ...

A court brief filed by the Maryland Attorney General and other congressional staffers claim immigrants are being held in ...

HBO's "The Gilded Age" has explored what it was like for wealthy Black Americans in the late 1800s in New York City.

Eight African-American Senators made huge impacts on the history of politics. Feb. 1, 2013 — -- intro:The United States Senate has a long history of producing historic leaders, but has ...