From birth to 5 years, your child should reach milestones in how he plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Track your child’s development and...

People with ASD often have problems with social, emotional, and communication skills. They might repeat certain behaviors and might not want...

2019 Annual Global Wealth Report released - 0.9 percent now own nearly half of the planet's $361 trillion in wealth - U.S. added 675,000 new...

Black farmers once made up 14 percent of America's farmers. Today, black farmers account for less than 2 percent. One of them, fourth-generation...

U.S. LOCAL Problem: No Shame at School ". . . .a child goes through the cafeteria line, at the end of the line, because they have debt or they...

Learn about the life of Anna Julia Cooper, author, educator, speaker and a top Black U.S. history scholar, who was born into enslavement in Raleigh.

This organization was formed at the First Annual Convention of the National Federation of Afro-American Women and was a merging of about 100...

Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an...

Alex Haley is the author of Roots, a best selling novel which was adapted into a hugely popular TV mini-series in 1977. It tells the story of a...

Michael Jackson co-designed and patented a special shoe meant to provide anti-gravity illusions by nailing down dancers when necessary. Three...

Margot Lee Shetterly is an American non-fiction writer who has also worked in investment banking and media startups. Her first book, Hidden...

In 1939, she started looking for an easier way for women to curl their hair, taking her inspiration from a pot roast cooking with paper pins to...