Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

The men were issued name tags. Since the Pullman Company began employing Black men – many former slaves – as porters to wait on passengers in 1867, they were simply called “George” as a ...

In 1972, he became the first Black Congressman from Georgia since reconstruction. Then in 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Young to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

A group of Senate and House Democrats were blocked from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday. The Democratic lawmakers, who are opposed to ...

UPDATE: On Thursday morning, the House of Representatives passed this bill by a vote of 219 to 184, with 15 Democrats joining the vast majority of Republicans in the “yes” column. The bill ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Tucson is home to the only Black history museum in southern Arizona. Located on the University of Arizona’s campus, the African American Museum of Southern Arizona opened in ...

He became the first Black American to serve in the U.S. Congress. Revels was followed by a total of 23 Southern Black Republicans to the U.S. Congress during a period that is referred to as the "Great ...

Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Compiled by Jeremy Engle Is there a goal you’d like to pursue by doing ...

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced plans on Sunday to file a legal complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to ...