In 1979, UNESCO named Elmina Castle a World Heritage Site for its central role in the transatlantic slave trade. Because of ...

A long list of New York’s Black pastors and politicians endorsed former governor Andrew M. Cuomo in the run-up to the city’s Democratic primary for mayor last month. But it wasn’t surprising that ...

The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has marked the 2025 Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African ...

One bill supported by the California Legislative Black Caucus focuses on lineage rather than race and could skirt around the ...

During a forum held earlier this year in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis spewed racist rhetoric about immigrants and African ...

Black Americans are more likely to get pancreatic cancer than any other racial or ethnic group, according the National Cancer ...

Asian Americans are “Asian.” But for any number of reasons, it’s hard to imagine a great many Black Americans opting to call themselves simply African. To the extent that “African American” was ...

Discover why some African Americans choose not to celebrate July 4th. Explore the historical context and struggles shaping this decision.

Many Americans are flocking to the country’s beaches this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July. These sandy retreats hold ...

Whereas in most African American circles, the church is not only a worship venue. It is the place where people can come to ...

As Bowman sparred with Republican Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, he drew a link between recent acts of racial and political violence and rhetorical attacks against ...

"In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter," says civil rights attorney Damon ...