The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data.
Two Black lifeguards, James Helton and Wavery Guidry, who made over 30 rescues combined between 1935 and 1957 during the Jim Crow era, will soon be recognized with a historical marker from the ...