The California reparations initiative of 2023 is part of a broader and ongoing effort to address historical injustices faced ...

Long before it became the go-to borough for hipsters and commuters, Brooklyn was once America’s third largest city, ...

The city’s “History Here” program has its latest marker at the site of a now-demolished school from the segregation era.

The California Gov. hopes this will be the first step in the right direction for the state in terms of reparation laws.

Mother Bethel is the birthplace of the AME church, a major denomination of the Black Protestant tradition.

The lines that have traditionally defined each party’s priorities are blurring as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fight to ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ta-Nehesi Coates about his new collection of three essays, "The Message." It is Coates' return to nonfiction after nearly a decade.

As a fitness trainer, I often get asked by clients about the role of sugar in their diets. It’s a question that has stirred ...

A school superindent in Maine uses his athletic confidence to celebrate all; a coach in Alabama fails the test.

A Black burial ground in Staten Island, named in honor of Frederick Douglas, has officially received landmark status.