Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...

An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

When a major network invited me to discuss Black History Month through the lens of presidential politics, I declined. Not ...

Over the years, I’ve heard a number of accusations about myself, ranging from I am allegedly brainwashing North Korean ...

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

Shutterstock Walking the Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Mississippi was one of the epicenters of the civil rights struggle in ...

Black History Month celebrates towering figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks— rightfully so, as ...

Eddie Robinson's wisdom echoes as Donald Trump's retribution continues. Stay in the game, fight for democracy, and rise up ...

This commentary by Dr. Willie J. Greer Kimmons is the first of a two-part series on prominent Black men and women. This week ...

Voices from the Past” to feature historical reenactment COLUMBUS—The community is invited to the Columbus Library on Wednesday, February 19, for a living history performance, “Voices from the Past.” ...

Brave New World” introduces a Black Captain America to the big screen. In doing so, it doesn’t shy away from exploring the ...

Mo Moshaty looks at three contemporary horror films and how they depict the unappreciated labor of Black women.