Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

The right to vote is foundational -- it safeguards every other political right by ensuring the election of fair and ...

From the site of Durham’s Black Wall Street, where Black-owned businesses thrived, to the site of the state’s oldest ...

In recognition of Black History Month, Clark Curtis will be taking a closer look at some of the people, places, and events ...

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...

A civil rights attorney who helped lay the groundwork for the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that declared ...

Tulsi Gabbard faced tough questions Thursday about past comments about Russia, Syria and government leaker Edward Snowden ...

Consider Lillian’s Petite Market & Eatery, a spick-and-span new spot north of downtown that opened in December. Shrimp and ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...