The Madam Walker Legacy Center celebrated advancements honoring pioneering entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, including a historical marker.

Ava DuVernay has risen as a powerful force in Hollywood, especially when it comes to historical narratives. Her work is ...

The Indianapolis Indians continue the tradition of honoroting the Negro League with their own night, happening July 11.

For all of our challenges, to be born American is to win the lottery of life. On July 4, we should keep this top of mind and ...

Every July Fourth brings fireworks, picnics, parades and happy celebrations of American freedom. But behind the festivities ...

This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

Jaron Chambers is thrilled to see his three young daughters learn about the civil rights movement — including Dr. Martin ...

Nora Naranjo Morse’s colorful sculptures watch over the events and characters in her daughter Eliza’s paintings from their own unique perspectives.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended discrimination. Understand this 1964 Act's key rules, its landmark provisions against race ...

On June 14, in Clayton, N.C., about 43 miles east of the Duke campus, celebrated actor and university professor Mike Wiley, ...

Her unflinching gaze, which garnered both criticism and praise, confronted some of the most momentous and often painful chapters in global human history.