Though some worry over the federal pushback against DEI, community members say there is a renewed focus to recognize Black ...

He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create, and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different ...

December, a clutch of dark-suited lawyers descended the steps of the Supreme Court to a hero’s welcome. The lawyers, from the ...

ARTEFFECT, an initiative of the Lowell Milken Family Foundation and Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC), has named a ...

Juneteenth became a time for both reflection and celebration, blending solemn remembrance with joyous expressions of culture and resilience. Activities often include community gatherings, historical ...

1968— The United States Supreme Court bans racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing. The deci­sion came in a case known as Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. The court used as its precedent ...

The best documentaries—from Paris is Burning to My Octopus Teacher—will raise your consciousness and expand your heart ...

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender member of Congress, says the Democratic Party must create space for ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On March 7, 1965, Alabama state troopers beat and gassed John Lewis and hundreds of marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. TV reporters and photographers were there ...

In an important change, President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard to protect marchers. State troopers and sheriff’s deputies had terrorized marchers, including John Lewis, who was ...

As you make your summer travel plans, these museums and exhibits dedicated to Black history and culture should be on your ...

Juneteenth, now a federally recognized holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865—the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, ...