There is a piece of Black history that lies at the bottom of the ocean. During the 400-year trans-Atlantic slave trade, 12,000 ships brought 12.5 million Africans to the Americas. But not every slave ...

The storied past of the nation's first black public high school doesn't lack for black history. Dunbar High School is black history and students there are often immersed in rich learning experiences.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been at the forefront of underwater exploration for more than 100 years. Even before the development of SCUBA, several pioneering Scripps scientists were ...

I've met a Black woman whose journey just takes my breath away. Tara Roberts, of Atlanta, is a National Geographic Explorer. And for the last few years, she’s been following Black scuba divers as they ...

I used to scuba dive way more than I should. I pretty much did everything: open-water dives, technical dives, spearfishing, and cave diving. It's a fun sport that allows you to see some incredible ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — March is women’s history ...

LOVES PARK — The oldest person Dan Johnson taught to scuba dive is Bill Lambert at 98 years old. The youngest is his 4-year-old granddaughter, Mia Sofia. In between those two, Johnson estimates he and ...

Humans can interact with sharks without long-term behavioral impacts for the ocean's top predators, a new study finds. Swimming with metaphorical sharks is one thing, but actually getting into the ...

March is women's history month and we want to honor some of the most remarkable women in the Mid-South, including a Memphis dive master who is setting records under the water. March is women's history ...