This March marks the one-hundredth anniversary of Flannery O’Connor’s birth, and between Savannah and Milledgeville, Georgia—the two points where she began and ended a brief life—there are several ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

The following was submitted by Mamie Lue Horn, a candidate for the Jasper City Council: Mamie Lue Horn was born and raised in Jasper, Texas, the proud daughter of the late Honorable R.C. and Mary Lue ...

In the increasing clarity of his vision, and the continued resonance and sustained vitality of his ideas and ideals even ...

By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...

Capital Area District Libraries’ expert selectors have curated a dynamic Black History Month reading list for all ages, ...

Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

Wong is a history buff and tour guide. She takes people through Milwaukee's oldest cemetery, highlighting influential African Americans who were laid to rest there. "I have a keen interest in Black ...

Caroline NAACP Black History Month Celebration Monday, Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m. Caroline Community Center (17202 Richmond Turnpike, ...

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