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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. She is the sponsor of H.R. 40, the bill to establish a commission to study reparations.

Congressional Hearing On Slavery Reparations Set For Wednesday

A proposal to create a commission to study reparations for African Americans comes as the presidential election season is kicking into gear. Some Democratic hopefuls support reparations.

A passerby looks on as houses along Still Ct. are demolished to make way for an extension of FAMU Way. The project is a joint effort between the City of Tallahassee and intergovernmental agency Blueprint 2000.

How Does Tallahassee Treat Its History? City, Blueprint Project Sparks Debate

Crews have begun demolition in an historic African American enclave neighborhood, making way for two projects funded by taxpayers. The City of...

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in April to protest the Trump administration's plan to add a citizenship question to forms for the 2020 census.

How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On

President Trump threatened to delay next year's constitutionally mandated head count hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now.

The Tampa Bay Times Paul Guzzo looks at graves in Tampa's Memorial Cemetery. His investigation of Zion Cemetery found that no one seems to know what happened to hundreds of bodies that were buried in Tampa's first African American cemetery.

African American History Lost In Tampa Graveyard

Last fall, a cemetery historian came upon a few death certificates from a little-known Tampa burial ground called Zion and he wanted help to learn more...

2 Jacksonville Women Part Of Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Felon Voter Rights Law

Two Jacksonville women are part of a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires felons to first repay all financial penalties - such as…

Showdown In Italy Over Migrants Rescued By Boat Captain Speaks To Deeper Tensions

The boat captain detained in Italy after she defied authorities and docked a boat carrying 40 migrants acted in accordance with the law, says the German humanitarian group sponsoring the ship.

Schiller Sanon-Jules at his vendor space inside the Caribbean Marktplace in Little Haiti.

Where Magic City Will Rise, Haitian-Owned Businesses Priced Out

Schiller Sanon-Jules greets a group of women who walk over to his set up inside the Caribbean Marketplace in Little Haiti. It’s a Thursday and although...

Jason Carney designed and installed the solar array on the roof of his house in Nashville, Tenn. He wants to introduce more people in minority communities to the advantages of solar energy.

Stepping Into The Sun: A Mission To Bring Solar Energy To Communities Of Color

Solar energy has taken off across the U.S. As an African American working in the industry, Jason Carney wants to make sure minority communities don't miss out on the energy savings or the green jobs.

Mary McLeod Bethune in front of White Hall at Bethune-Cookman University.

Mary McLeod Bethune To Enter Statuary Hall As Her University Namesake Faces Accreditation Threat

Florida will soon have a new figure in Washington D.C.’s statuary hall. Education advocate and Civil Rights Pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune will have a...

In this week's Democratic debate, former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be tested again on race. Above, he attends the Fourth of July parade in Independence, Iowa.

Biden Promises No More Mr. Nice Guy In 2nd Democratic Debate

The former vice president is expected to be tested again on race, as he spars with Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, the two leading African American candidates, over policing and health care.

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