As the federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, a small business owner in New Iberia urges the community to ...

The United Nations has launched a second International Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade — which officially began January 1, 2025, and will continue until December 31, 2034 — will ...

The holiday falls on the third Monday of January. A bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday was introduced ...

Stuffed porpoise stomachs and blood custard for the rich, pickled carrots for the poor, and ale for all. Europeans in the Middle Ages ate some weird freaking stuff. These actors never use their real ...

Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Black Greek letter sorority, is founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle of St. Louis, Mo. The sorority gradually branched ...

National Geographic Expeditions has added a new South Africa itinerary to its Signature Land portfolio for 2026 that ...

MLK Day is observed on the third Monday of January annually. This year, it falls on Jan. 20. MLK Day celebrates the life and ...

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...

The International African American Museum in downtown Charleston, SC is offering free admission to the museum and events in ...

Members of the Chattanooga area Moccasin Bend Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Red Bank Church of Christ for its fundraising meeting to benefit ..

Monday won't only be Inauguration Day; it's also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. See what to know about holiday, as well as what ...

The historic St. Simons Lighthouse, a maritime sentinel of the Georgia coastline since 1872, looms over St. Simons Sound, long guiding ships to shore whenever the surrounding water’s mercurial ...