The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were forced to flee, but soon found themselves cut off ...

The Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women's teams ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Golf leaders have thanked US president Donald Trump for his help in ending the war with LIV Golf, but a deal is still nowhere to be seen. The Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf breakaway league has ...

Dr William Minor was one of the most prolific contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary. Unknown to many, he was also ...