Hanson, Jr. spotlights the life and legacy of the late Julius Whittier, the first African American football scholarship recipient and letterman at the University of Texas at Austin, with insights ...

Abstract 43. FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. African American Disparities in Low-Grade Prostate Cancer Death. National Cancer ...

In the first six months of the Kennedy Administration, some 50 black men (and women) were appointed to executive branch jobs.

Jeremiah Wright, the African American minister from Chicago's Trinity Church, had denounced the United States with inflammatory language: "God damn America!" Wright's most famous parishioner was ...

If you grew up in the 1960s, you probably remember some of the most iconic toys of that decade that are still cherished today ...

A cake is placed in the middle of the screen, and people come up to it one by one with a cake topper including the face of their crush until the cake is covered with a variety of people and ...

Sarah Boone, the daughter of African Americans who escaped slavery in North Carolina via the Underground Railroad and settled in New Haven, Connecticut, received a patent in 1892 for inventing the ...

Stax Records is critical to American music history as one of the most popular music record labels of all time. Here at Good Black News, we’ve decided to have some fun and make up a new holiday. With ...

Lindsey Bever is a reporter for The Washington Post's Well+Being desk, covering chronic illness, mental health and navigating the medical system, among other issues. She is a graduate of the ...