The American Revolution premieres on WTTW on Sunday, November 16 through Friday, November 21 at 7:00 pm. All six parts will be free to stream on the PBS app starting Sunday, November 16 at 7:00 pm and ...

Tim Burton looked back on the death of the inventor of Edward Scissorhands – a grandfatherly Frankenstein type played by horror legend Vincent Price – as one of the most powerful, emotional scenes ...

As America pushed westward, old divisions over slavery deepened — setting the stage for Civil War. America was halfway ...

The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021. The action fund is the largest privately funded resource in the United States ...

PORTSMOUTH — The seasonal Seacoast African American Cultural Center is leaving the Portsmouth Historical Society due to affordability issues and will start the hunt for a new home. Sandi Clark Kaddy, ...

At high schools across the United States, students can take for the first time an Advanced Placement course in African American studies that addresses “the vital contributions and experiences of ...

These are some of the women behind the technologies that make our modern world go round, from WiFi to windshield wipers.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Gene Grant was appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to serve as the executive director of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs. Grant served as executive host and ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A fountain on East Tennessee State University’s campus that served as a tribute to the first five African American students who integrated the school was damaged in an ...

Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants.

Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Nikola Tesla often dominate the conversation about history's most important ...

October 20, 2025, SAN JUAN—Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®, the first sorority founded by African American college women, has made history again. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, the sorority ...