By Monée Fields-White www.theroot.com Comedian Dick Gregory—who attacked racism through a biting and satirical style of comedy, and was equally well-known for his civil rights activism...
African-Americans may not have invented Memorial Day on May 1, 1865, but the following narrative from the Snopes Fact Checker gives us an opportunity to imagine...
By Priscilla Mensah Often, when we come across great leaders, whether it be through history textbooks, on the television or in our own lives, we wonder...
By Nidhi Prakash New York City, where women of color earn even less than their national counterparts, just approved a bill that will make it...
NEW YORK—The New York Public Library and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the library has decided to adopt a new name for Harlem’s 115th...