Black comedy takes many forms. This final week of Black History Month brings a living legend, a reliable club comic and a Black circus troupe. There are also a couple of Black dramas which have humor ...

For 100 years, the United States has officially celebrated Black history during February, including a parade, art exhibits and more in Oklahoma.

This Black Month History, the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area is full of events for the entire family. Take a look at this month’s community calendar to get an idea of happenings in your area.

Jackson died at age 84 on Tuesday, his family said in a statement. He had been in declining health for a decade. In 2017 he announced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years earlier, ...

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From decorating Easter eggs the Ukrainian way to turning tree sap into maple syrup, there's something for everyone in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by ...

Rochester, where statesman, abolitionist and orator, Frederick Douglass lived for 25 years (1847–1872), has several memorials to him. Douglass published The North Star newspaper in Rochester and ...

Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a cord and unveiled a plaque hanging above a door at the end of a cramped hallway on the Capitol’s third floor. For the first time, a press gallery on Capitol Hill was ...