In the second installment of The OBSERVER’s series, former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair argues that recent departures of ...

(RNS) — Released during or close to Black History Month, the books provide a faith-oriented look at African American history and analyses of women in ministry and changing demographics and technology.

African American Christians reflect on Rebecca Protten, Vernon Johns, and other thinkers who influenced their faith. The Black church and Black Christians have played an indispensable role in shaping ...

An attorney, a U.S. Army officer, a civil rights pioneer and a public health advocate are all honored in the 14th annual “Strong Men and Women in Virginia History” exhibit. Presented by Dominion ...

This February, the Case Western Reserve University community gathered to celebrate a historic milestone: the university’s bicentennial. At the same time, this month marks the 100th anniversary of ...

From grassroots organisers to Martin Luther King, leaders framed their struggle in global terms, writes Keisha N. Blain ...

From the outset, “Edward L. Blackshear at Prairie View,” a new book by John A. Adams Jr. (Texas A&M University Press), answers a question that had lodged in the back of my mind for decades: Who was ...

Friday morning of last week, I sat with a familiar kind of frustration — one that is part sorrow, part rage, part exhaustion. I had just seen yet another racist depiction of Michelle Obama circulating ...

The concept of Route 66 as a symbol of freedom didn't ring true for everyone in America. A new exhibit will share African ...