Howard University announced today the appointment of Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, one of the world's leading historians and most ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New ...

Exploring the best in funk and soul from the roots of black music through to the current club sounds, featuring classic tracks, new releases, sessions and interviews.

The free 1/23 program features art and cultural historian Sarah Lewis alongside singers from Juilliard Drama and will discuss ...

On Inside the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith discussed Ime Udoka’s impact on the Houston side’s unexpected resurgence in 2023-24. When asked if he is surprised to see the ...

After Ku Klux Klan members boarded a bus and attacked, Person and his white friend and fellow activist James Peck were knocked unconscious Charles ... Court had ruled segregation on interstate ...

Person at home in Fayetteville, Georgia, in March 2024 - Michael S Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty ...

The saying goes that diners can travel the world without leaving Houston. The sheer diversity of the city, home to some of the largest immigrant populations in the country, means its culinary scene is ...

But social segregation wasn’t enough for city leaders ... Helton saved six Black beach goers, all visiting from Houston during Memorial Day Weekend in 1935, when Brown Beach saw nearly 400 ...

In 1963, George Wallace was inaugurated as the governor of Alabama, promising his followers, "Segregation now ... In 2005, a U.S. Army reservist, Spc. Charles Graner, was sentenced to 10 years in ...

A dozen drone operators in St. Charles Parish and the surrounding areas have been arrested since 2017, when the parish installed a drone detection system, according to St. Charles Parish Sherriff’s ...