History

The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County plans to host a three-day Juneteenth celebration next weekend in Trenton.

The former journalist was convicted of killing a police officer in 1981, in a trial many say was suffused with racial bias.

Recent revelations of the office’s desecration of the MOVE bombing victims’ remains are the latest chapter in a long history, starting from the moment the fire went out.

Historian Mia Bay on the rise of segregation in travel and how Black Americans fought against Jim Crow laws and for the freedom of mobility.

Biden and others are grieving for the hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago in the Tulsa race massacre.

Ariel Investments CEO John Rogers, TIAA CEO Thasunda Duckett, and former American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault reflect on what the Tulsa events has meant to them.

Paul Rucker's multimedia work tackles mass incarceration, lynching, police brutality and the ways America has been shaped by slavery.

Powelton Village has been honoring its unknown WWI soldier for years. His descendants have now been found and will join the ceremony this year.

The Worcester Township property will join more than 680 other places in the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom database.

Even this year, with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre recognized, it’s still an unfamiliar history to many — something historians say has broader repercussions.

Survivors and their descendants say confronting the truth of the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice against Black people.

When science is searching for answers, attractive theories get elevated to facts prematurely. And even after they're disproved, the public may not get the news.

State lawmakers have given final approval to a measure expanding the depth of Black history incorporated in lesson plans at Delaware public schools.

What do Philadelphians sound like? And what makes our region's dialect so hard to pick up? Today, we dive into what makes a Philadelphian sound like a Philadelphian.

During emotional testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Fletcher, who is now 107, recalled her memories of the two-day massacre that left hundreds of Black people dead.