A new marker on I-65 has been placed to honor the first African-American woman to serve on Nashville’s Metro Council.The ...

Candice Hammons' journey and the plight of her ancestors will become an exhibit by the African American Museum of Southern ...

The television mogul rewrote the rulebook of what’s possible for African-American women in the 21st century. It’s hard to ...

Locust Grove Cemetery, a grassy graveyard that spans about an acre in Stephens City, is home to 208 documented graves.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The African American Women’s Health Initiative is hosting its first-ever health walk at Fultondale’s Black Creek Park on Saturday. The “Walk to Wellness” hopes ...

A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of ...

Nonprofits rely on donations to keep their work going. Fortunately, you don’t have to have Oprah-level dollars to support ...

WATERLOO -- The Iowa African American Hall of Fame announced four residents that will be inducted this weekend -- including one Waterloo woman. Bridget Reed will be honored at 6 p.m. Saturday at ...

In a recent episode of the ESSENCE podcast titled Paint The Polls Black, Don Lemon passionately discussed the critical issue of women's rights.

Meredith Herndon Mae Reeves stands on the farthest right in a group of unidentified women in 1950. Image courtesy of the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History ...