1820—The first organized emigration of Blacks from the U.S. back to Africa occurs. Eighty-six free Blacks leave New York Harbor on a ship named the “Mayflower of Liberia.” The group lands on the West ...

Michael Broussard's naval career spanned six years, taking him across multiple deployments while also serving on "the world's ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Baltimore is home to the first Black-owned shipyard in the United States, and its history is on full display in Fells Point.

To have an exhibition of this calibre on our doorstep is a rare privilege. Beat a path to its door. The show runs until ...

"I fail but try to grasp what it was to be snatched from everything you knew, to be thrown into the hull of a ship ...

For the family of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, the news that President Biden had granted clemency to Native American activist ...

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.

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When someone mentions black cats, what are the first things you think of? You wouldn’t be alone if your mind immediately jumped to something negative.  Western culture has traditionally associated ...

I had a poor experience when I used Mayflower to move from Louisiana to Colorado. Every time we talked they increased the price. They told me what I needed to have in cash for moving day but when ...

Soon after the successful catch, SpaceX representatives reported the ship was lost after the company lost contact about eight and half minutes into the flight. The ship had successfully separated ...