Barack Obama is the first African American President, but the history of African Americans in the White House long predates him. The building was built by slave

In the antebellum South, the presence of free people of color was problematic to the white population. Not only were they possible assistants to enslaved people

Patricia Stephens Due fought for justice during the height of the Civil Rights era. Her daughter, Tananarive, grew up deeply enmeshed in the values of a family

An exhaustively researched history of black families in America from the days of slavery until just after the Civil War.

Faith, freedom, and family together form the bedrock of a good life and a just society. But this foundation has suffered seismic shocks from vibrant religious p