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

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found that better access to technology can go a long way toward achieving equity in ...

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

The latest employment report from the U.S. Department of Labor reveals a concerning rise in unemployment rates among African Americans, reaching 7.2% in July from 6.8% in May.

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

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 ...

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 ...

For generations, our hair was known as a sacred extension of us that should be respected, carrying energy and spirituality. This is why so many of our mothers would say, “Don’t let people at school ...

"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.

For more on the demographics of the U.S. Black population, see “ The Growing Diversity of Black America.” The number of immigrants to the U.S. who are Black has been growing in recent years (10% of ...