The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment. It's a move that is rare in philanthropy and politically ...

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

Three sites – the Tom & Ethel Bradley Residence, St. Elmo Village and Jewel’s Catch One – have been designated as historic landmarks, part of a multi-year effort to preserve African American ...

Oak Bluffs has been a key center for African American culture and leisure for over a century, with origins tracing back to ...

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

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

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

The American Black Film Festival is expanding to four cities. In celebration of the festival’s 30th anniversary, the ABFF Pop ...

Edward P. McCabe petitioned Benjamin Harrison for an opportunity to show him that Black people "are men and women capable of ...

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

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

The Caucus of African American Leaders held an Annapolis aldermanic candidate forum at First Baptist Church.