Dorothy and Leo were married for 52 years until Leo’s death in 1999. Dorothy retired from Mead Johnson in Evansville after over 30 years of service. After retirement, she and Leo enjoyed ...

Budget cuts pushed by the Donald Trump administration are already having a profound impact in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. With massive layoffs of federal employees, the elimination of funding for ...

On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled, “Are ...

The following news items are reprinted from the Manistee Daily News for the week March 13-19, 1925 and are compiled from the Manistee County archives.

Based on the actual historical figures Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson, Hidden Figures is a period piece ...

This article shares the life of Gladys West, an incredible woman in STEM who has helped all of us find our way in life, ...

Happy Pi Day! Cheers to black female mathematicians. Today, March 14 (3/14), marks the annual celebration because the date ...

Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans.

The Hope College Department of Theatre will present Kate Hamill’s “Sense and Sensibility” on Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, and ...

Nominations open March 24 for the new Thomas J. Fogarty Prize for medtech innovation, funded by the Linda and Mike Mussallem Foundation and law firm ...

While Long Island’s Oheka Castle meets the wildest dreams of Taylor Swift fans, the historic, Gilded Age village of Tuxedo ...

The first Black child born in America, William Tucker, was probably born on this date in Jamestown, Va. However, some ...