Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Detroit native, had two children, including disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and a ...

Misty Copeland retires from American Ballet Theatre after a groundbreaking career, honored for breaking barriers and ...

This issue of protecting Black cemeteries first came to popular attention in 1991, when the African Burial Ground in downtown New York City was rediscovered and nearly obliterated by a construction ...

From the hardwood to the field, one woman at Kilgore College is creating a new path for athletes in East Texas as the ...

Clad in pink formal wear and accompanied by live smooth jazz, the Miami-Dade Charmettes and their sister chapters came ...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first African American sorority, charters its first chapter in Puerto Rico, expanding its ...

Kathryn Jones began to visit Washington's museums in January and didn't plan to make it her full-time pursuit, but it become ...

For Black History Month, student and aspiring airline pilot, KASHA-MARIE ABABIO takes a look at some black aviation role ...

The annual summit brought together powerhouse voices in film, media, and business to discuss what it means to stay ...

The Du Bois Freedom Center and Massachusetts College of Art and Design are partnering to create a portrait honoring Elizabeth Freeman, the first enslaved African American woman to gain her ...

Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's ...

United Way of the Greater Capital Region will be celebrating local women and non-profits making significant impacts in ...