"Once we heard that he might have a little chance, we started praying ... at Holy Rosary. Bill Kintis, deacon at Mt. Carmel, was very pleased with the selection of the first American-born pontiff.

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Catholic leaders and parishioners across Wisconsin joined Summer in celebrating the selection of a Chicago-area native as the first American ... Holy Rosary of Pompeii in Kenosha. "We're happy to get ...

Groups rallied pushing back against what they call the Trump administration's campaign to erase Black history.

One that really got to me was I was praying with one resident and she said to me after we were done praying, ‘That’s the ...

President Barack Obama signed the first-ever initiative aimed to improve the academic success of African-Americans in higher education this past summer. Announced in July during Obama’s speech ...

A 12-foot-tall sculpture of a lady, perceived to be an African American woman has been erected at the center of Times Square. The sculpture titled Grounded in the Stars, was recently sighted by ...

“A stool from the sit-ins remains on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture as the centerpiece of an interactive exhibition.” Additionally, the Smithsonian noted ...

Yet, many African-Americans avoid milk and other dairy products – primarily because they believe they are lactose intolerant, but also because they think pasteurized milk is not safe to drink ...

Between the 17th and 19th centuries, enslaved Africans and African Americans in British North America and the United States staged hundreds of revolts. Fed by a longing for freedom and ...

Artists say African Americans are absent from historical art collections in some of the world's largest museums, galleries and major auctions. They insist that most of the paintings and ...