Ciara is one of the first public figures to be granted Beninese citizenship under a new law that welcomes descendants of ...

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

Howard University and Google have partnered to create a dataset that will improve AI speech recognition of African American ...

A new survey found less than half of U.S. adults believe Black and Hispanic people face significant discrimination, while ...

Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans recover their ancestral ties to Africa.

Nelson Tillis was the first African American to settle in frontier Fort Myers. Family DNA points to the central African ...

Despite the many adversities they have encountered — or, perhaps, because of them — Black people have a long history of entrepreneurship, and their innovation has had lasting impacts on Black families ...

Historians have uncovered a lost African American cemetery, revealing unique artifacts that tell untold stories of the ...

The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society said the shipyards attracted African American workers from the Deep South ...

Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...

The Dayton African American Cultural Festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug. 17 at Island MetroPark.

Visitors celebrated African American heritage in downtown Altoona to learn more about the history in Blair County. Hundreds ...