Black History

The study is a continuation of DNA work to help people find their ancestors.

Author and historian Kellie Carter Jackson researched the fight against white supremacy through U.S. history, and the different forms of political resistance.

We go On the Record to learn about the Black boxing world champ Joe Gans. He put Baltimore on the map more than a century ago -- yet his story has been all but forgotten. A local group plans to change that.

The heroism of a "regiment of slaves."

Civil Rights activist Helena Hicks has passed away at the age of 88. We reflect on her legacy in an interview she conducted with Tom Hall in 2016.

Author Scott Shane discusses his latest novel, "Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland."

We go On the Record and Pass the Mic to Terri Freeman, head of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. She asks her guests why teaching Black history has become a political flashpoint — and how museums and the arts can help teach the truth.

We go on the record with author Carole Boston Weatherford and her illustrator son, Jeffrey, about their latest book: "Kin: Rooted in Hope."