Prince Hall and the other Black Masons petitioned for a charter, and they were granted permission to organize African Lodge ...

Former President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, joined a historically black Freemason lodge just one day before he left the presidency, an offense punishable by excommunication in the Church.

The Prince Hall Grand Lodge, founded in 1775 by a freed slave, is a historically black branch of Freemasonry. Biden's membership contradicts Catholic doctrine, as the Vatican has long forbidden ...

A $10 million renovation is launching at a civil rights landmark that was once a hub for leaders including Martin Luther King ...

Secret societies and organisations have long fascinated outsiders, but few have attracted as much intrigue and speculation throughout history as the Freemasons. It is the "world's largest secret ...

In 1787, two decades before African colonization by American-born blacks became a national debate, Boston's Black Masons put forward a plan to return themselves and their families to Africa.