Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma is among a group of historic churches nationwide being awarded $1 million grants. The ...

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has stood at 6th and Lombard Streets for more than 230 years.It is the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African Americans in the United ...

The Athens Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History is hosting a film series during Black ...

A downtown Greenville church wants to tear down a vacant West End National Register of Historic Places home, but the city ...

More common are protests outside houses of worship, such as recent anti-Israel demonstrations outside synagogues in New York ...

Natchez unveils Black History Month 2026 events, from youth literacy and church programs to cultural tours, museum exhibits, ...

Thrive & Rise: A Wellness Celebration, Feb. 27, 3 to 7 p.m., University Center, UC1, Atrium. This Wellness Day centers rest, ...

Our colored fellow citizens of the Methodist persuasion are engaged in putting up a fine new church edifice near the location ...

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PBS series examines the complex history of Black and Jewish alliances, their divisions, and need for unity against white nationalism.

It’s going to be difficult to find something that won’t intrigue, educate or entertain you this Black History Month.

American religious history is rife with protest movements and civil disobedience. Yet it is rare for political protests to happen inside a house of worship.