Historical Society Purchases 1821 Letter Written by a Slave
The Newport Historical Society has purchased an 1821 letter from a former slave whose story made hi...
This Day in Black History: Jan. 28, 1778
Free African Society formed in Philadelphia. Also, writer Zora Neale Hurston dies in Fort Pierce, F...
African Cell Phones to Get Free Wikipedia Access
A deal between telecommunications company Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organ...
This Day in Black History: Feb. 6, 1820
On Feb. 6, 1820, 88 free Black men and women set sail for the British colony of Sierra Leone aboard...
Zimmerman's Father Says Blacks Are the "True Racists"
George Zimmerman's father, Robert Zimmerman, released an e-book with a chapter accusing Blacks of b...
Obama Will Travel to Africa in June
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will be traveling to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzan...
Troubled South Africa Debates Impact of White Rule
Few South Africans have the moral stature of retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize l...
What's Your Risks? Find Out During National Minority Cancer Awareness Week
Posted April 21, 2008 – Breast cancer hits African Americans harder and with more deadly force than...
About A Healthy BET
The A Healthy BET campaign began in January 2004 with a nationwide fitness challenge. Healthy BET i...
Trevor Noah: "I’ll Never Be Considered Black in South Africa"
The South African comedian talks race and politics in his first interview with BET.com....
A Tobacco-Free Obama Scolds Cigarette Manufacturers
President Obama called out some of the large tobacco companies for challenging passed legislation t...
Study: African-Americans Uninformed About Hospice Care
The media and doctors should do more to educate terminally ill patients about their options, resear...
Today Is National Mammography Day
Oct. 19 is National Mammography Day, the day when women are encouraged to go out and get themselves...
Michelle Obama’s Keynote Speech at the Young African Women Leaders Forum
Transcript of Michelle Obama's keynote speech at the Young African Women Leaders Forum....
Racial Segregation Linked to Lung Cancer Deaths
Study: African-Americans who live in an area that is predominately Black have a higher change of dy...
Romney, Secret Service, GOP: Obama Mocks Them All
President Obama makes fun of political friends and foes and himself at the annual White House Corre...
Transcript: Mitt Romney's NAACP Speech
The Republican candidate for president speaks on health-care reform, the economy and the 2012 elect...
Only a Fool Would Compare Slavery and Welfare
Only a Fool Would Compare Slavery and Welfare Posted Nov. 7, 2008- Ironic isn't it, that amid all t...
Mass. Anti-Slavery Hub to Reopen After Restoration
Following a $9 million restoration, the African Meeting House, the nation's oldest Black church bui...
Semenya's Coach Says She is Free to Compete
Semenya's coach says she is free to compete....
