Listen to a short summary Read by Guy R. Your browser does not support the audio element.The Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, is the official museum for African American heritage in the state.

While individuals with darker skin, like many African Americans, benefit from higher melanin levels, which provide some natural protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, this protection is not ...

One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding father.

Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is reportedly headed to Penn State to serve in the same role, and Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin shared a message in response to the ...

"An enormous W for James Franklin and PSU. They just stole the #1 DC in the nation from the defending national champs and made him the highest-paid DC in CFB history. PSU should be the #1 ...

After losing defensive coordinator Tom Allen to the Clemson Tigers, Penn State coach James Franklin needed to find a replacement capable of keeping the defense at a championship level. It’s safe ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

Franklin was one of 53 coaches in America who voted in the final poll. Did he see things the same way as others around the country? Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

This hiring fits James Franklin’s mold for coordinators, as Knowles spent six seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Cornell University, before returning to the defensive coordinator role ...

Smithfield Foods' CEO says he hopes that everything the company has done to make working in its plants more attractive ever since COVID tore through the industry during the pandemic

An exhibition at New York’s Scandinavia House features art and music by black Americans who moved to northern Europe in search of a safe haven from segregation and discrimination.

In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site was the first headquarters of the organization. It was purchased by the National Park Service in 1994.