Martha Bailey Brown is a 79-year-old sophomore at Longwood University in the Farmville area, and for the first time in more than 60 years, she’s returning to the classroom to finish an ...

The son of slaves, Ottaway Gurley would become a multi-millionaire and one of the richest African-Americans in the country.

In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...

In a few ways, Iowa has been more progressive than the rest of the country when it comes to providing equity to Black ...

Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Segregation was an impetus for me. It was my life. It's my lived experience,” said Ninth Circuit Judge Johnnie Rawlinson. “No ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

A look at a resilient and persevering population of people who built and nurtured communities wherever they lived, during segregation and beyond.

Uncover the nearly erased, but not forgotten, histories of these Black communities and their testament to resilience, from ...

Out of nearly 5,000 “Rosenwald” schools built to educate African American students in the south, approximately 500 remain.

In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...