A shadowy political action committee opposing Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum is facing sharp criticism after ...

Dr Wendy Okolo made history at 26 as the first Black woman to obtain a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington, and today she is an aerospace engineering researcher at ...

On March 13, 1966, folklorist Tary Owens hosted a benefit for old-time fiddler Teodar Jackson featuring an intergenerational who’s who of the burgeoning Austin scene. Jackson had grown up in rural ...

Haring, a devout Catholic with a history of anti-abortion activism and a flair for longshot legal maneuvers, wanted Congress ...

Sports and history enthusiasts! There’s an exciting new exhibition at the Houston Freedmen's Town Visitor Center that explores resilience, community, and the role baseball played during segregation.

If someone told you there’s a place in Texas where Volkswagen Beetles are planted in the ground like the world’s strangest ...

Seattle area journalist and playwright Angela Poe Russell was an adult when she learned about Coleman. "When I first heard ...

After the West Sixth Street tragedy, we look at mass shooters, serial killers, murderers from Austin and Texas past ...

For many years, Austin’s go-to cold case was The Yogurt Shop Murders. The fact that this story had no resolution was so ...

For the past four years, Bun B has provided the lineup for Black Heritage Day. He’s offering a lineup for the weekend at ...

On Friday, Texans are remembering the Alamo 190 years after the battle, which eventually led to Texas gaining its ...

The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous ...