Black August, rooted in the legacy of George Jackson and Black liberation struggles, is now a month-long observance honoring ...

The recent employment report from the U.S. Department of Labor has shed light on a troubling trend: the unemployment rate among African Americans has climbed to 7.2% in July, up from 6.8% in May. This ...

Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...

Bashir Akinyele has spent years advocating for schools to properly implement the state's groundbreaking Black history ...

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History are holders of some ...

A new survey found less than half of U.S. adults believe Black and Hispanic people face significant discrimination, while ...

As part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation— a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit that works to save U.S. historic ...

A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...

The exhibition aims to highlight significant historical examples of collaboration between Haitians and African Americans in ...

Bill Collins will forever be tied to the "most courageous and bravest" moment in University of Colorado athletic history when ...

"There are black people in every continent who are all over the world," explained Professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes, an African American studies professor at Northwestern University.