The Violence Against Women Act is a federal law that will provide investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, impose automatic and mandatory restitution…

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Condoleezza Rice, to date, is one of the most powerful and unique women in the history of United States politics. However, her many victories didn’t…

This is Troy Davis. He was charged for the murder or police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989 and executed in 2011. Davis maintained his innocence…

What originally started out as just an interest in his own genealogy, became a publication from which millions of African-American suddenly called their own story. American…

I was just a teenager when Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr. became the first African-American to walk in space. Selected by NASA in January 1990, Dr. Harris…

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In 1985, Halle Berry represented the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen All-American Pageant and won. A year later, she became the first runner-up…

  In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author…

  The original cast of the groundbreaking TV mini-series Roots will be partaking in a live Q&A for a town-hall event on Sirius XM tonight in light…

Where oh where would be without this crafty tool for our favorite summertime treat. We can thank inventor and businessman named Alfred L. Cralle, who invented…

  Black History Month is upon us and several resources are bridging the gap between Black History and American History. Whether you are a parent or…

  Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the…

Lifetime kicks off Black History Month Saturday with the made-for-TV movie Betty & Coretta, starring Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige. The film is executive…