Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

A new mural now hangs on the east side of 235 W. State St. The mural, commissioned by Jacksonville Main Street and placed on ...

Analysis - It would not be an exaggeration to consider Nigerian writer Ben Okri as the best of his generation. Three major writing generations have emerged in Nigeria.

The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and ...

This year’s DanceAfrica festival at BAM features Song & Dance Company of Mozambique, which a member likened to a mirror for the nation.

During his military service, Charles Thompson, a Black soldier from Amherst serving in the 54th regiment during the Civil War ...

Cultural preservationist Victoria Smalls lectured about the unique heritage, customs, and language of the Gullah Geechee ...

When entrepreneur Henry Flagler pushed to make Miami a city, which happened on July 28, 1896, the 368 residents at the time voted for it, ...

After the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia’s Albemarle County school system set out to combat racism by teaching about discrimination, resistance and resilience ...

Santa Fe Plein Air Paintout. The eighth annual Santa Fe Plein Air Paintout began April 9 with public viewing for three days ...

The Jacksonville History Center presented its annual Jacksonville’s Endangered Historic Properties report May 14 in the ...