No fewer than 11 Americans have discovered their link to Nigeria, thanks to ancestry DNA testing. Several others were also discovered to have their roots linked with eight African countries, among ...

Below are nine notable superstitions African Americans have believed to be true for centuries and the history behind them.

The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has become a centre of cultural revelation as no fewer than 11 Americans ...

After Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election and took over the presidency in January 2021, the Black unemployment rate was ...

Columnist William C. Hine writes the elimination of Advanced Placement African American Studies from SC public high schools ...

Both candidates have made pitches about Black economic success on their watches, sometimes with mixed levels of accuracy.

Editor's note: This is an excerpt from "Out of Bounds: A History of African Americans and Golf in Memphis, Tennessee," ...

After emancipation, freed slaves bought marshy land along the coast that white landowners weren’t interested in. Now, big ...

A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often ...

According to the CDC drowning death rates for black Americans under age thirty are one and a half times higher than for white ...

In a 5-4 decision, the Harford County Board of Education voted against an AP African American Studies course in its current ...

A classroom is a place for discussion and debate. I am sure by high school age, students, especially the ones who choose to do AP courses, have learned to deal with controversies. And with a good ...