(JTA) — Captain Bill Pinkney, a Jewish sailor who became the first African American to sail around the world solo, died Thursday. He was 87 and had suffered a fall. The former cosmetics ...

Utah lawmakers plan to increase teachers’ pay by nearly $1,500 this year, but a teachers union says it’s not enough after the ...

President Gerald Ford recognized and honored the importance of Black history by officially extending the week to an entire month in 1976.Black History Month is meant to recognize and remember Black ...

Pinkney said that if Cox signs Teuscher’s bill and lawmakers are not willing to pass Hinkins’ compromise bill, then, as The Tribune previously reported, they are considering the potential of ...