The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to rest on Saturday in a ...

New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to ...

A New Orleans committee announced the remains of 19 Black Americans whose skulls were taken to Leipzig, Germany, in the 1880s will receive a jazz funeral.

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation hosted a special event to honor the legacy of Dr. O'Dell Moreno ...

After their bodies were dismembered over a century ago and their skulls sent to Germany in racially-biased phrenology ...

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced the names and television shows that have won awards for ...

Several years ago, two African American women, Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, decided to do some research on the history of ...

The Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center is undergoing transition, and one of the changes will include dropping ...

Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church that played an ...

The enslaved people in the photos are alleged descendants of Tamara Lanier, who accused Harvard of capitalizing on the images ...

The city of New Orleans, Dillard University and other agencies to give them a proper memorial service on Saturday.