For Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, the North's civil rights story has lived too long in the shadows.

In its latest exhibition, the New York Historical turns its attention to the Black LGBTQ history that surrounds Harlem. The exhibition, titled “The Gay Harlem Renaissance”, celebrates the centennial ...

From soul food feasts to jazz-filled nights, these 12 mind-blowing experiences will make you fall in love with NYC's coolest neighborhood.

The Harlem Hellfighters ar the most well-known group of Black World War I soldiers. The Harlem Hellfighters, a group of Black New York National Guardsmen who served in the 369th Infantry Regiment ...

In 1926 the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team was founded, more than 20 years before Black men were allowed on professional basketball teams. But this squad composed of only African American ...

The Harlem Hellfighters of the New York National Guard's 369th Infantry Regiment were posthumously honored this week with a Congressional Gold Medal. They received the highest civilian honor given by ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., presents Debra Willett, the granddaughter of Harlem Hellfighter Sgt. Leander Willett, with the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of all of the "Harlem Hellfighters" ...