"If equity isn't built in from the beginning, then exclusion is baked in by design," said Raymond Jetson, co-founder of Aging ...

After the Civil War, even as Reconstruction was failing across the United States, Black Americans in the South faced a choice ...

Twenty-four years ago, Stephanie Tavares-Rance and Floyd Rance had an idea to do a film festival focusing on Black stories ...

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

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

Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black ...

The Economist/YouGov poll was released a day after President Donald Trump announced the federalization of the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Trump’s rationale -- rising crime -- did not match reality; ...

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund opens applications for 2025 preservation grants, offering $50,000-$500,000.

This past weekend was the 30th Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival, and for the past 30 years, the organizers and community members have been pushing their message, “We Are One. ” Acknowledging African ...

The Charleston Dirty Birds is inviting the community to their sixth annual African-American Heritage Night. The Dirty Birds host the celebration during their game against the High Point Rockers, but ...

Black August, rooted in the legacy of George Jackson and Black liberation struggles, is now a month-long observance honoring ...

Today, as in the past, activists are raising their voices in protest of efforts to whitewash American history.