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 ...

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 ...

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

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

A newly unveiled bronze statue inside Globe Life Field is drawing backlash, with critics questioning the history behind the ...

The Dallas Mavericks celebrated young North Texas artists whose work used Black history as inspiration. Students explored themes of unity and representation.

The Texas-made film was not widely released but is getting new life thanks to a hard-fought, and a bit improbable, effort at restoration.

After nearly a century of displacement, the remains of 39 Black Americans buried in Fifth Ward's Historic Evergreen Negro ...

James Talarico rode viral video fame to the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas. Now Republicans want to turn years of candid on-camera musings against him. Conservatives are digging ...

Join award-winning journalist Michael Harriot as he discusses his book Black AF History and the importance of reclaiming ...