African American

This was a history making year for the Microsoft Imagine Cup. For the first year ever, HBCUs will be participating in the project.



Without the wizardry of black inventor Lewis Latimer and his incandescent filament Thomas Edison might still be searching in the dark.  And steam driven trolleys might still be operating on New York streets without the innovations of Granville T. Woods. 

The country's first broadcast network aimed at African-American audiences is set to debut this fall with free movies, sports and documentaries.

Two of Malcolm X's daughters are unhappy that a new biography alleges their parents' marriage was strained and that their mother — and possibly their father — were unfaithful.

Very few scholars merged grassroots activism and ivy tower academics with such consistency and unimpeachable integrity as well as Dr. Marable.

Though Black Americans as workers virtually built this nation, Black architects have been scarce. Here are a few notables.

With more blacks moving to the suburbs, the Urban League is worried states may seek to stem the political clout of African-Americans.

African-Americans in the South are shunning city life for the suburbs at the highest levels in decades, rapidly integrating large metropolitan areas that were historically divided between inner-city blacks and suburban whites.

Boxing champ Muhammad Ali is asking Iran to release two American hikers held since 2009 on spy charges.

Granville Woods, Garrett Morgan, Lewis Latimer, and Elijah McCoy are a few inventors who played roles in the development of modern America.