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

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

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

Other African countries have attracted even larger numbers of African Americans. Ghana, which launched a “Year of the Return” ...

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

A Civil War veteran born into slavery in Louisiana is among nine Union soldiers with new grave markers at Greenfield Cemetery ...

People look similar to me or you can say they look like me. It is not like going to Europe or going to some Latin American ...

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

Bill Collins will forever be tied to the "most courageous and bravest" moment in University of Colorado athletic history when ...

The event features the best of Black cinema and also shines a light on the community of Oak Bluffs that even to this day serves as a sanctuary.

"There are black people in every continent who are all over the world," explained Professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes, an African American studies professor at Northwestern University.

The African American Heritage Festival kicked off at noon on Saturday, offering a variety of activities for residents, including basketball ...