He revealed his real identity and expressed his belief that he was not given an interview initially because his name appeared more traditionally African American. “Shortly after Jackson ...

The Saga of an American Family, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, with an interview recorded in February 1988. Alex Haley died in February 1992. The post A Tribute to Alex Haley (Ep. 10 ...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a challenge to Louisiana’s voting maps. A group of “non-African American” ...

American Experience interviewed writer, Vernon Jarrett, in 1999. Below, read excerpts from his interview. What was it like to be African American in the late 1930s? Well, I was rather young in the ...

“When I say that African American does not align with me ... During the time of the interview, Raven-Symoné’s mom made the assumption that Winfrey had somehow set her up to receive backlash ...

The first African American president and the first black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater have much more in common than their success. Both have risen to the pinnacle of ...

A number of military pages focused on African American achievements have been lost amid the Trump administration’s effort to ...

For me, as an African American teacher ... in ways that we as educators couldn’t help them heal on our own. This interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity.

Dr. Regina Hampton highlighted unmet needs in black women with breast cancer and details how genomic information can drive ...