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.

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 ...

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

McWhorter: In 1988, when the Rev. Jesse Jackson had a massive influence on the Black community, he basically declared that we ...

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

Issa Rae attends the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival in Massachusetts, while Holland Taylor and Sarah ...

A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...

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

The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival is back for its 23rd year, celebrating Black filmmakers, actors and ...

We should all want discrimination to be less of a problem, but the belief that it is diminishing doesn’t seem rooted in ...