The University of Washington has announced who will serve as their 34th President when current President Ana Mari Cauce steps ...

The University of Washington (UW) has named its new president, who will also be the first African-American president in ...

Ruth J. Simmons was the keynote speaker at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture MLK Jr. Symposium. (Liz Rymarev) The Dallas Morning News is profiling Texans who are making an impact ...

Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, Dorothy Phillips had a goal to become president of the United States of America. While she hasn’t reached that goal, the former Midland resident and Dow chemist has ...

The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the ...

South Africa’s second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against ...

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has named the theme for this Black History Month.

Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...

The college was started in 1900 in the basement of a high school in West Baltimore to train African American students to become teachers.

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...