A group of Black faith leaders have announced a Lent-inspired boycott of retail giant Target over the company’s rollback of ...

As we watch politics play out, keep in mind the value of HBCUs, the institutions of higher learning with the mission of ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

When we narrate the history of the church from the perspective of Black nuns,” says historian Shannen Dee Williams, “myths ...

By Keith Stokes, special to What’s Up Newp. Originally published on Feb. 18, 2021 “If there was a watering-place in America where respectable, refined, and well-bearing-colored ladies and gentlemen ...

This week, in this year’s Black History Month, it is fitting to remember iconic African-American leader Malcolm X. At the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, on 21 February, 1965, just as he ...

Here are seven notable mass gatherings of the civil rights movement.

Let’s draw on the defiant wisdom of Frederick Douglass as Trump carries out a blitzkrieg against democracy in the US.

They did everything right,” Rodriguez, who teaches history and African American studies, said. “We’re looking out for them. And I implore all of you to think about all of the ways you can ...

Sometimes blending Scripture with contemporary music and the arts, faith leaders are providing lessons on Black history to ...

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

As local school districts brace for potential changes, the University of Tennessee at Martin aims to amplify the voices of ...