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

The deaf community was plagued by racial segregation, so Black Americans decided to create their own rendition of the ...

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

The George Washington Carver Museum’s ‘Black Folk Photography’ exhibit inspires guests to examine historical race relations ...

The New Jersey Reparations Council has released its report on reparations for Black people impacted by the legacy of slavery ...

Africa and Black Americans -- Captives transported, 1619-ca. 1850 -- A diasporic people, 1630-ca. 1850 -- Those who were free, ca. 1770-1859 -- Those who were enslaved, ca. 1770-1859 -- Civil War and ...

Explore the NMAAHC's Civil Rights exhibit and the impact of Trump's executive order on cultural institutions and the preservation of Black history.

The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before ...

African American parents and grandparents, like Vonetia Hartley, pictured here with three of her grandchildren, are giving their offspring in-depth lessons during Black History Month.

Beyoncé faced online backlash for wearing a Buffalo Soldiers shirt on tour. A Cornell Africana studies scholar is now ...

I'm a professor with deep ties to Black studies, but I was surprised that my kids couldn't discuss the significance of Juneteenth.