Reflecting on the wisdom of generations past, columnist Justice B. Hill emphasizes the importance of remembering Black ...

This commentary by Dr. Willie J. Greer Kimmons is the first of a two-part series on prominent Black men and women. This week ...

Athens native Michael Thurmond shares the anti-slavery feelings of Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from ...

Drew, better known as the “father of the blood bank,” is a pioneer in blood chemistry research. Drew conducted original research in fluid replacement and held a trial blood bank for seven months. In ...

The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.

Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...

Last year began for Ako Walker when he was asked to minister to the family of two children killed in a house fire. He later did the same with the families of two men killed in an ATV crash. In ...

Born in 1875 in Virginia to formerly enslaved parents who were never taught to read and write, Carter G. Woodson often had to forgo school for farm or mining work to make ends meet, but was ...

Philip Randolph as president. It became the first predominantly Black organization to be chartered by the American Federation of Labor. Black History Month explained: Origins, celebrations and ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...