New Haven city officials are considering issuing an apology for rejecting what would have been the nation’s first Black college almost two centuries ago.

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a ...

My father and my grandfather — Republicans. Family legend has it that way back in the 1850s, in the dangerous days of the ...

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy says reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are not about the “transfer ...

In the days leading up to Election Day 2024, Black social media and chat groups are proving that election anxiety is real ...

From abortion to open primaries, here is a list of all seven ballot questions that Nevadans can vote on during the 2024 ...

Discover the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, and its ...

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860, for a four-year term. One year later, on November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was ...

Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution. Several scholars and students think that ...

Price will appoint a working group charged with developing ideas and a proposal for publicly acknowledging and ...

California and Nevada voters face decisions on amendments that would eliminate exceptions allowing slavery and involuntary ...