Tyson was Black, according to the coroner's office. Both Canton Police Department traffic bureau officers who were placed on leave, Schoenegge and Camden Burch, are white, according to the police ...

In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard Blue Origin's ...

Two weeks after ... for Black people, and his public persona has had an undeniable impact on pop culture—creating a laundry list of outrageous moments. Now that he is resting, here’s hoping ...

Thirty-two sites in 15 New Jersey counties were recommended by the public as places that highlight the state’s Black history and heritage. The New Jersey Historical Commission voted unanimously ...

No longer a symbol of the American dream, O.J. became the black face of domestic violence and a tragic lesson on the flaws of the U.S. criminal justice system.

I am proud to be a librarian—and rare. Less than 7 percent of librarians in the U.S. are Black. For Black librarians like me, libraries also symbolize the literacy that was denied to so many of ...

O.J. Simpson ... afflicts one in six Black men. His family announced Thursday that the former Buffalo Bills running back had died after a battle with cancer. Simpson’s diagnosis of prostate ...

(Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer) For the past two months, author Amy Jane Cohen has been lecturing about Philadelphia’s Black history to predominately white audiences at libraries ...

"I may consult with the children on it, but I haven’t heard anything about it, so it’s just not going to happen. O.J. wants all of his body cremated for his children to do what they see fit ...

and the essential O.J.: Made in America, the Oscar-winning documentary about Simpson’s rise and fall as a Black celebrity in America. Both are compelling but in different ways.