In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a ...

I never had a Black teacher in school. My Dad was my first Black teacher. Nikki Giovanni was my second. Her poetry opened ...

This prestigious designation highlights Badagry's significant role in global history and its enduring legacy as a key site in ...

The African Diaspora (pronounced dīˈas-pera) has also been more narrowly defined to include only the trans-Atlantic slave ...

America’s racism and slavery story needs to be told with brutal honesty, but our reckoning shouldn’t be an easy morality tale ...

Born in Houma, the recipient grew up in Lafayette and has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology. His award-winning book will be ...

It seemed at first glance to be a typical online celebration for a major life achievement. "Thrilled to say I passed my viva ...

A researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium, and while the finding may induce queasiness in some, it is expected to provide important ...

Fernandes Anderson made history as the first Muslim, the first African immigrant, and the first formerly undocumented ...

The blockbuster movement’s sesquicentennial arrived without fanfare at US museums, signs of a changing attitude.

Biden had promised to visit sub-Saharan Africa last year after reviving the US-Africa Leaders Summit in 2022. His trip, the ...