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

It's no secret that African American grandparents, grandmothers, particularly, have long been the bedrock of the community, even going as far as raising their grandchildren, despite the hardships ...

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 ...

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.

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 […] ...

“ Young King,” a narrative feature that he shot at his grandparents’ and other homes in Charlotte in July 2021, made its world premiere June 15 at the American Black Film Festival in Miami.

On 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 ...

In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, many Americans, especially celebrities, have pledged to give up their citizenship and move elsewhere.

Exploring the evolving role of grandparents and their influence in faith communities. Grandparents Day celebrates their vital contributions to family life.

The origins of African American studies, explained Amid the social tumult of the 1960s, Black college students began to question classes that ignored or denigrated their experiences.

In addition to appearing in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the entries will also be added to the wider word bank of the Oxford English Dictionary, Professor Gates said.

Historians who are documenting locations significant to Loudoun County's African American history are making new discoveries with the help of residents.