Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

The Southern accent, which has many variations, is fading in some areas as people migrate to the region from other parts of the U.S. and around the world.

The classical white Southern accent in the Atlanta area and other parts of the urban South peaked with baby boomers born ...

During the Great Migration, from roughly 1910 to 1970, African Americans from the South moved to cities in the North like New York, Detroit and Chicago. Their grandchildren and great-grandchildren ...

The recent election of Pope Leo XIV, né Robert Francis Prevost, marks a significant moment in history, not only because he is ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.