In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.

In honor of Black History Month, History Fort Lauderdale has announced the grand opening of “Roots of Resilience: The Journey of Black Broward,” a new permanent exhibition, on February 19.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, for Nancy Leftenant-Colon, a groundbreaking figure in American military and ...

Martin Luther King Jr is remembered for his tireless work during the Civil Rights Movement and his dream that one day ...

Mississippi officially commemorates both Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. It's beyond time the state stops ...

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s ...

A sprawling cemetery on Chattanooga's Missionary Ridge where Ed Johnson was laid to rest after he was lynched on the Walnut Street Bridge in 1906 has been nominated to the National Register of ...

Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s ...

Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have ...