In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.

Black people were much more likely as white people to be convicted of felony murder based on accomplice liability, study says ...

With this classic black and white cookies recipe, you don't need to choose between chocolate and vanilla. Both flavors ...

Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

Educators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the ...

New patrol vehicles will feature a gray body with gold stripes starting in 2025, a shift from the current fleet’s dark blue ...

Black history is New York City history. Everywhere you look, you see how African Americans helped shape and mold the city. Before the Upper West Side was home to Lincoln Center for the Performing ...