The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

Federal Way officials unveiled a new sign Wednesday at Conna Park, renamed for Black pioneers John and Mary Conna, who homesteaded the area in the late 1800s.

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on ...

Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a building from the 1700s that once supported the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.

Gabrielle Maes, now a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, acknowledges she made a few mistakes in life. “My education was challenged by moments of poor judgment, yet these experiences ...

TULSA, Okla. — Booker T. Washington High School was placed on a brief lockdown on Wednesday afternoon after a student reportedly brought a "toy water bead blaster" to school. In a message sent ...

Memphis Police (MPD) are on the lookout for three men wanted for the murders of two students at Booker T. Washington High School last Thursday. In the community where it happened, there are voices ...

Dreams of graduation, dreams of the future ... shattered in an instant. Two Booker T. Washington High School students, full of life and hope, were gunned down last week just feet away from the ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Booker T. Washington High School hosted its 20th annual 5k charity run Saturday morning. Its hosted by the student government association each year. This charity run benefits ...

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Family and alumni clad in royal blue and gold erupted in cheers Tuesday night after Booker T. Washington High School's boys' basketball team won the UIL Class 4A semifinals, advancing to the ...