At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

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The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.

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Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

A new course in the Graduate School of Education is bringing an innovative approach to teaching Black history to educators by ...

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While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

February is Black History Month in Canada. Check out this list of buzzworthy works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Black ...