It is rumored that many of the streets in Mooretown, which has since become a neighborhood in Shreveport, were named after ...

Kwanzaa, celebrated from December 26 to January 1, honors African heritage through principles of unity, culture, and ...

The African American Historical & Cultural Museum is seeking community support to enlarge facility and serve the community.

In the eyes of some advocates, Black history instruction in public schools is inadequate and under fire by the administration ...

This is a busy time of year for Tiffany Pool-Kouassi and the Spirit of Angela West African Dance and Drum ensemble, where she ...

Wanda Tucker first visited Angola to mark 400 years since Africans arrived in what is now America. This time she was invited ...

But Hughes is one of a handful of artists whose work spanned both the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement of the ...

We need to be honest enough with ourselves to say the meanness and sadness of Americans is not a new phenomenon ...

Many songs celebrating the holiday are written by African Americans — people we know — and whose music has always given us life. Christmas Carols, like all hymns, tell the story of our faith ...

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden breaks barriers as the youngest-ever justice, and first Black woman.

Bull riding can take your life, but it saved mine," Devon Weaver says. "It kept me away from any nonsense or getting involved ...

Bonnetta Adeeb sighs heavily when she hears the term “cowpea.” Seconds pass while she decides how to respond. Will it be the ...