Helen LaFrance was a self-taught folk artist primarily focused on memory paintings—vivid depictions drawn from her ...

For more than 100 years, leaders such as W.E.B. DuBois have argued that uncontrolled immigration depresses Black Americans' ...

The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, a vital institution dedicated to preserving African and Black American ...

The Midwest played a central role in the growth of Black freedom movements in the 20th century. It was a key site for ...

Students from the African American Studies classes at Waukegan and New Trier held a joint class Nov. 19 on New Trier’s ...

Charles Blockson amassed over 700,000 African and African American history artifacts to be displayed in the Temple Collection ...

After two years of collaboration and work, the Sutter County Museum recently opened its new permanent exhibit, “From Barbers’ Row to Beale Air Force Base: Black History in Yuba-Sutter.” Gwen Ford, the ...

In recognition of Black history, The Tribune-Democrat will once again hold a Black History Month contest for area students.