In honor of Black History Month, ABC13 is highlighting one of the founding fathers of the environmental justice movement, who ...

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

The world is mourning one of Africa's foremost revolutionaries, who dedicated the lion's share of his life to the total liberation of Namibia and the continent. At exactly 23:45 on a cloudy Saturday – ...

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its ...

Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

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 ...

Two streets at Fair Park could be named after two Black men who city leaders say contributed deeply to the city of Dallas, ...

All these moves are supposedly justified by the idea that the federal government does not play a legitimate role in education ...

There is a full month’s worth of events to learn more about and celebrate the accomplishments of Black Philadelphians, from free events to ticketed walking tours.

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