Railroads formed the backbone of America. Starting in the 1800s, trains hauled millions of pounds of freight and passengers daily from point A to point B.

Many scholars cite the important role that the Pullman porters played in the early 20th century. The porters provided one of the first viable means by which Black workers could ascend to the ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working class and the fight for equal rights. Lauren A. Degener, Marketing Content ...

The BriefOne hundred years ago, Chicago's Pullman porters formed the first all-Black labor union in the U.S., paving the way for civil rights advancements.A. Phillip Randolph and Milton P. Webster ...

Houston-area organizations are teaming up for a third time to celebrate Black history, enjoy craft beer, and give back to the ...

Exploring the story of the Pullman Porters from a restored 1903 Pullman railcar known as Sunbeam, the exhibit is one of the southernmost sites on Vermont's African American Heritage Trail. "Many ...

A new five-disc set from Kino Lorber gathers the surviving films of the black director from the early days of cinema, who displayed remarkable artistic ambition and an abiding interest in exploring ...

Its history not only preserved through its architecture and its role in the labor movement, but by two brothers who worked ...

Back in 2016, Kino Lorber assembled a revelatory survey of movies made by black Americans from the silent era through the first decades of talkies. Titled “Pioneers of African-American Cinema ...

The Pullman Porter Collaboration Beer Release and Suit Drive will be at Big Owl Craft Brew House on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Louie Espinoza with Big Owl Craft Brew House said the ...