HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dr. Jesse Esparza periodically visits the African American Library at the Gregory School, which falls under the Houston Public Library's system. Growing up, he hardly ...

On a recent fall day at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, Dexter Nelson II was considering how to update the technology in one museum, how to spread the word he’s looking for ...

HOUSTON — An old building that sits tucked away just blocks from the busy bars in Midtown used to serve as the first school for African American children in Houston. That building was called The ...

This time on Art Rocks, a library exhibit introducing young people to giants in central Louisiana's African-American history. These stories right now are rocks West Baton Rouge Museum is proud to ...

HOUSTON – The African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston. The library preserves historical information about the ...

The African American Library at the Gregory School isn’t your typical library. In place of books available to borrow, the Fourth Ward library offers a view into Houston’s past through archives. The ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on one of the country's few public libraries devoted to African-American culture and history. The Broward County African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort ...

As residents in Oakland, Calif. fight to save many of their local libraries from the budget axe, one of the most revered is the African American Museum and Library, which is considered a hallmark in ...

In honor of Military Appreciation Month , the Houston Public Library’s African American Library at the Gregory School will be hosting a series of programs to commemorate African American military ...

Founded in 1870, the African American Library at the Gregory School once served as Houston's first African American public school.