People who work in government offices get all kinds of flak, often unfairly. Columnist Ed Pratt tells the story of one civil ...

Thoughtful resources combined with experiential learning guide students to engage with important events in our country’s past ...

Harlem mother Mae Mallory fought a school system that she saw as ‘just as Jim Crow’ as the one she had attended in the South.

“Yes, it’s for Black History Month, but you can use it any time.” She began the tradition perhaps a decade ago with her family, discussing famous and not-so-famous ... Forten Grimké, Lemuel Haynes, ...

From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

The two advancements rank as the most significant in NASCAR history. (AP Photo/Phelan M ... a wall — rather unobtrusively, given their iconic status — began their life as white silk pumps.

When the 18th century church planter and evangelist George Liele was imprisoned in Jamaica, he spread the Gospel in prison, ...

The Steel City can easily stand in for other places and even other time periods with its historic buildings, three rivers, beautiful bridges, and the nearby Allegheny ... But Pittsburgh also has a ...

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth ...