Shirley Chisholm championed the needs of low-income families by expanding food assistance programs like WIC. After a successful term as congresswoman, Chisholm ran for president in 1972, despite ...

Black women are brilliant, strong, resilient, giving and loving. And right now, we're tired. We must restore fractured coalitions with our allies.

Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice, was an Alpha. But that (my) organization is also responsible for millions of people being registered to vote. Alphas also introduced the ...

Camille Taylor of Not In Our Town BN weighs in on the value of Black history and diversity, stating "Knowledge is power." ...

The Lamron discussed why Black History Month was February, the shortest month of the year. This year, I wanted to change the ...

Alexandra Davis: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite 1155, Harahan. The author reads and signs "Beignet ...

Sally Hemmings Three U.S. presidents have allegedly fathered illegitimate children with slaves. The most well-known and ...

Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run ...

This commentary by Dr. Willie J. Greer Kimmons is the first of a two-part series on prominent Black men and women. This week ...

From West African cafes to Black-owned boutiques, here is an itinerary for your next stop in Bedford-Stuyvesant.