This is the unusual story of the unlikely relationship between two families.

On Sunday Grace Church became the 28th site on the African American Heritage Trail.

Olive Tomlinson, Gretchen Tucker Underwood and Skip Finley shared memories of their Oak Bluffs childhoods, moving in the orbit of a tight-knit community of African American summer residents.

Martha’s Vineyard is unique for a lot of reasons, sometimes in ways that aren’t readily apparent.

The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard has united communities and augmented the rich fabric of the Island’s history.

A groundbreaking project to record the oral histories of 5,000 African Americans has returned to the Vineyard, with more than three dozen videotaped interviews scheduled over two weeks.