For generations, the call for reparations for American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) has been dismissed as radical and unrealistic. But as the racial wealth gap continues to widen, and the consequence...

Dr. Patrick Rogers argues that "flat Blackness" is insufficient for socioeconomic analysis in America, and that it's imperative for descendants of slavery to speak out.

African Americans literally created Memorial Day. Here's how it went down.Correction: At minute 01:46 in the above video, David W. Blight misstates the song ...

Publicly accessible digital tool compiles four decades of scholarship on more than 30,000 voyages and 200,000 people.

President Trump's tariffs mean Americans can expect to see even higher prices on items ranging from coffee to fruits and cheese. It comes at a time when food banks nationwide are reporting record…

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The threat to museums such as The National Museum of African-American History and Culture is real.

Black women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are outweighed by potential health hazards.

Thousands of Black families moved into the middle class through government employment. The Trump administration is upending that sense of stability.

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s what you need to know to catch a glimpse.

Thousands of USAID workers cleared out their workspaces after the Trump administration, under the guidance of Elon Musk's DOGE, shuttered the agency.

Garrett Morgan blazed a trail for Black inventors and helped save countless lives with his pioneering early gas mask and improved traffic light.

While no group escaped the economic devastation of the Great Depression, few suffered more than African Americans, who experienced the highest unemployment rate during the 1930s.

What does it take to build real political power? In our debut episode, Yvette Carnell breaks it all down—from her journey on Capitol Hill to the urgent fight...

I have obtained a copy of - and permission to publish - an email sent from Jason Poe to the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Jason has asked me to share this email, along with his name, with the public.

As Trump declares war on Washington, it’s worth remembering that it’s a real place filled with real people, and these attacks are doing real damage.