From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to the United States Congress, Black people have made considerable gains – and helped to change the face of U.S.

For Black History Month, explore the contributions of prominent individuals beginning with this resource list highlighting influential black leaders of the past and present. These public media videos, ...

Historically, Black political power has not come easily in the United States. The institution of slavery and systems of racial inequality – from Black Codes to Jim Crow – restricted the civil and ...

DARIEN, Ga. - One of Georgia's most influential early African-American politicians will get his own historical marker in the area that he called home. Born free in Middlebrook, New Jersey, Tunis ...

BLACK HISTORY AND THE STORIES OF DEEPLY INFLUENTIAL BLACK MILWAUKEEANS COME ALIVE THANKS TO THE CITY’S OLDEST CEMETERY. 12 NEWS DUKE CARTER TAKES US ON A TOUR ON A BRISK FEBRUARY MORNING AT FOREST ...

Malcolm X was born 91 years ago today, and since his assassination in February 1965, he’s still regarded as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. Everyone on Twitter ...

From the first Black president to the first African American woman ever elected to the United States Congress, Black people ...