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The unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers was 12.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, while the white…

In 1959, the picture-book nuptials of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused intense debate across the nation.

Ahead of the W.N.B.A. draft, women’s basketball remains troubled by racial disparities in how its stars are showcased.

In 1999, Robert D. Potter, a federal judge who was a protégé of Senator Jesse Helms, Republican of North Carolina,…

In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World…

George Black’s new book, “The Long Reckoning,” describes the environmental devastation of the Vietnam War.

I didn’t know that I wanted there to be Band-Aids for Black people. There are now, in a nice range…

Students taking the African American studies class have learned about ancient kingdoms, 20th century movements and modern issues.

The broadcaster and author’s brief to her designer was simple: ‘Imagine if Josephine Baker lived in Harlem today. That’s what…

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s midday on Saturday in Orlando’s Greenwood Cemetery, and just up an incline from an algae-covered pond…