Black History

What did Jesse Jackson want? ‘To take common sense to high places.’

Jackson had many incarnations over a long career in which he poked the powerful to take action

Delaware State women wrestlers: ‘It’s our turn to make history … with people who look like us’

As the first Division I HBCU women’s wrestling program, the Hornets are challenging stereotypes and winning fans

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

How Black culture and history became collateral damage in the Altadena fire

Nearly six months after the devastating fires in Southern California, Black families are still struggling to put the pieces together

The untold legacy of Bibb lettuce

‘In the vast majority of history and backstories I’ve come across detailing the origins of Bibb lettuce, Major John Bigger Bibb’s role as an enslaver was never mentioned’

Mark Jones discusses importance of historic all-Black NBA game broadcast

The longtime play-by-play announcer talks about his career journey, why Black people in media matter and more

‘Beer Is Black History’ scores a limited edition beer with the Sacramento Kings

Oak Park Brewing collaborates with Hella Coastal and Draught Season to serve history during team’s home games

Rutgers gymnastics coach Umme Salim-Beasley advocates for change, inspired by her activist grandfather

Her grandfather, Reginald Hawkins, fought for school desegregation in Charlotte, North Carolina

Alabama will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls