Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

Pfizer’s contributions to animal health date back several decades, during which the company played a significant role in ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Some photographs are so powerful that you no longer need to read the caption to learn their backstory. The image in itself is captivating enough to inspire you to create your own narratives. This is ...

Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

It would become his calling card, not backing down. Once Grant was brought East, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee faced the military equivalent of a $36 trillion national debt. Grant had more men, ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

TAKE a walk in the Dean Cemetery on the west side of Edinburgh and you will find a memorial that is emblazoned with the distinctive battle flag ...

On November 10, 1898, white supremacists led the only successful U.S. coup, overthrowing Wilmington’s Black-led government in the ‘Wilmington Massacre.’ Its full toll and legacy remain unknown.

In 1848 tragedy struck the Hornbeck family of Allentown when Congressman John Hornbeck died, leaving behind a wife, Maria, ...

How’s the revolution going, Canada? No other word can describe the abrupt and systematic dismantling of how government works ...