Photo gallery shows how concertgoers in Atlanta reimagined traditional American symbols to make them their own.

Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to ...

The choir he created then still lifts their voices today, raising a joyful noise since 1959. Later renamed the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir after a young Miles College student who composed the ...

Guide to Black history: Places to learn more about contributions, struggles, achievements Four Milwaukee museums highlight different aspects of Black history Beginning of dialog window.

Rocketed to fame for leading Berkeley’s People’s Park protests, Siegel’s 52-year legal career was dedicated to fighting for ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...

From Little Africa to the jazz cafes where Josephine Baker performed, here’s where to immerse yourself in the art, food, and ...

Walk through Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, from Montgomery to Selma, and experience the landmarks that shaped America’s path ...

ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...

What started as an effort to promote racial unity in Edenton by reconsidering its most prominent downtown symbol has done the ...

Relive some of the key historical moments in LGBTQ history from the riot at the Stonewall Inn 50 years ago to the first Pride Parade in New York City.

The awards are given to “Black musicians who have defined Memphis’ imprint on the world." Here's who was honored this year.