I n the third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age, a frothy costume drama set amid the robber barons and socialites of 1880s New ...

Between two Great Migrations and multiple episodes of “white flight” Black people began to carve out their place in America. Over generations, some even helped develop their own Black affluent ...

Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...

While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the public service, inequities persist when it comes ...

With federal funding slashed, libraries and museums across the country have been forced to find new ways to tell their ...

During a time when enslaved Americans sought freedom through escape, Elizabeth Freeman challenged her legal status as property—and won.

No need to thank me! Love Cork Screw is an award-winning, Black woman-owned and -operated wine brand that began in Chicago. For transparency, there's a nutritional label on the back of every ...

If every episode was like this one then Black Butler would be one of my favorite anime. As I’ve said before, the public school arc was the first time I’ve watched Black Butler. So, I had no idea that ...

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her spouse were fatally shot, while state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife ...

Servants could even petition for early release ... he was certainly not the last black person to own slaves. “It is a very sad aspect of African-American history that slavery sometimes could ...