African-American psychologist and black activist, Dr Umar Johnson has taken the oath of allegiance to become a Ghanaian citizen Dr Umar, who is also a motivational speaker, was captured in a ...

The ZerNona S. Black Community Center is new to the east side community, but the contributions made by the woman it’s named after have been felt for years.

We kick off our Black History Month series by highlighting and honoring Alice Scott, the first woman and African American to hold the office of mayor in the City of Canton.

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Upstate civil rights activist Ruth Ann Butler has ... a teacher before becoming a curator, preserving African-American history at the Greenville Cultural Exchange ...

African American women were caught in a bind ... their fertility prevailed over racial politics. Black liberation activist Tone Cade spoke for many women when she wrote, "I've been made aware ...

In Southwest Louisiana, there were about 18 Rosenwald Schools built with seven in Calcasieu Parish. The Rosenwald fund wasn’t only for schools. He also provided grants towards building ...