Women have been hit hardest, with more than 300,000 Black women losing their jobs in the first half of the year.

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 ...

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

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

The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival began with a post on a Yahoo! chat room. In 2002, co-founder Stephanie ...

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

Despite black Americans’ consistent loyalty to the Democratic Party, many argue that their communities are worse off today than when the last Civil Rights Act was signed in 1968.

Black Americans cope with persistent racism, carry intergenerational trauma, are more likely to live in poverty, experience structural inequities in health care, and in the U.S. have experienced ...

Black Americans have greater rates of comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, pulmonary/cardiovascular disease and obesity, rendering them more vulnerable to COVID-19, according to a ...

In 2020, when a Black man in Central Park asked a white woman to leash her dog, she dialed 911, warning him, “I’m going to tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life.” ...