*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. History is a fascinating and incredibly important subject, but it can easily become dense and flat as one gets bogged down in the ...

Local chef and civil rights pioneer Leah Chase died in 2019, but at the New Orleans Public Library, you still can watch her discuss the struggle for civil rights during the 1960s. That's thanks to an ...

In an executive order titled, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” Donald Trump took direct aim at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, (“NMAAHC”) among other ...

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and others ...

With each passing day the assault on all things Black increases. Ancient African proverbs offer wisdom that can give more weight to Black history lessons Ancient African proverbs offer wisdom that can ...

This year we selected writer Ta-Nehisi Coates as the top honoree on The Root 100, our annual list of influential and high-achieving African Americans. It was June when The Atlantic published his ...

Some dishes are so indelible to American culture that the contributions of African American chefs in their creation have ...

Spike Lee is fully immersed in his ambassadorship role in Benin, where he's urging African Americans to reconnect with their ancestral roots on the continent. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee ...

Critics argue that boycotting businesses owned by fellow Black people, regardless of origin, diverts energy and resources from the larger struggle against systemic racism and discrimination. An ...

It’s time we had an uncomfortable conversation. One we needed to have years ago but merely swept under the rug. Now, President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies are forcing our hand. There is a ...