From local activists and trailblazers to lesser-known names on the national stage, we shed a light on the contributions of Black men and women who shook up the world.

During Black History Month, News4JAX is celebrating local African American trailblazers who paved the way in politics and ...

FLINT, MI - Since 1985, the Greater Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame has recognized the extraordinary careers of ...

Isabella is credited as the writer who created the character Black Lightning along with the comic series in 1977, in ...

This year in State College, Mayor Ezra Nanes issued a proclamation honoring the struggles and accomplishments of African Americans. Borough Council President Evan Myers read a supportive statement ...

Black History Game celebrates women who paved the way and continues shining a light for women who will follow.

The fact that Josephine Baker was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, Siren of the Tropics (1927), is only one aspect of her remarkable achievements. In addition to being a major ...

"A hometown hero doesn ... third largest urban American Indian population in the U.S. "I am both humbled and honored that the work of the employees at Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center ...

Onijah Andrew Robinson, an American woman who has been in Karachi for several months in search of her Pakistani lover, has been transferred to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) due to ...

An American woman, Onijah Andrew Robinson, who alleges being deceived by a Pakistani teenager, has demanded $100,000 to return home. Meanwhile, Ramzan Chhipa, head of the Chhipa Foundation ...

A South African model, Tshego Gaelae, became the first Black woman to win the Mrs. World pageant. Image: Tshego Gaelae The 34-year-old attorney celebrated her big win by taking to social media to ...

To celebrate Black History Month in Seattle, a variety of local cultural, community and arts organizations are putting on ...