Oprah was raised by one, so too Jamie Foxx: grandmothers who went above and beyond. It's no secret that African American grandparents, grandmothers, particularly, have long been the bedrock of the ...

It is not blood alone that binds Black Americans to this soil. America, as we know it today, simply would not exist without ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America’s first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover […] ...

The History of Grandparents Day National Grandparents Day was officially enacted by President Jimmy Carter in 1978, although its roots began in 1969, when 9-year-old Russell Capper decided to ...

How to conduct African American genealogical research. Do-it-yourself genealogical research has become a popular hobby for millions of Americans. Some historical factors can inhibit or aid your ...

African-Americans have made a vast contribution for the history of South Carolina throughout it over 300-year history. The African-American story lies at the very heart of our heritage.

O n the first day of one of the first AP African American Studies classes ever taught, Marlon Williams-Clark rattled off a list of Black luminaries to see how many his students had heard of.. Only ...

The county first did a survey of African American historical sites in 2004, but a preservation group realized it was time for an update. "If we don’t know what the resources are … they will be ...