DeWanda Wise and Kacie Rogers play estranged cousins in the West Coast premiere run at the Geffen Playhouse through May 18.

The month of April marks both Black Women's History Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. While the overlap may have been ...

The National Black Doll Museum and Norton Public Library will be among participants across the state hosting a community ...

Over its 45 year history, the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s Theatre in the Classroom shows have covered a wide variety of topics including inventors and their inventions, ancient myths, space travel, ...

Effective immediately and continuing until further notice, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has closed the ...

A Cayuga County historic site will host a talk this weekend about a regional figure in the abolition and women's rights ...

The modified National Park Service site now showcases stamps of Tubman and civil rights leaders while removing explicit ...

Beyond well-known observances lies a rich tapestry of cultural commemorations honoring African American heritage, resilience, and achievement.

Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

Some of these sailors went on to finance abolitionist efforts. Others built houses of worship. The whaling industry that produced oil to illuminate 19th-century lamps also added fuel to the fire of ...

Financing the fight against slavery The economic power generated by whaling helped fund the abolitionist movement in tangible ways. Wealthy Quaker merchants in whaling towns, like Martha’s ...