Chad Williams, a history professor, explains that he thinks the “Our Colored Heroes” poster is the result of growing racial pride due to African American participation in the war. World War I ...

Chad Williams, a history professor, explains that he thinks the “Our Colored Heroes” poster is the result of growing racial pride due to African American participation in the war. World War I ...

Joe Louis was the first African-American to achieve hero worship that was previously reserved for whites only. When he started boxing in the 1930s, there were no African-Americans in positions of ...

His portrayals of African-American heroes have shown how black America has always been able to transform pain into something powerful. From turning James Brown’s tortured soul into music ...

For nearly 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but now Facebook is drowning us in an ...

Until Dorie Miller is awarded the Medal of Honor, a shadow will linger over our history, one that reflects the deep racial inequalities of the past.