Black churches nationwide can now apply for tens of thousands of dollars in grant money to preserve their historic buildings.

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

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

Women have been hit hardest, with more than 300,000 Black women losing their jobs in the first half of the year.

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

The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History are holders of some ...

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

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

The exhibition aims to highlight significant historical examples of collaboration between Haitians and African Americans in ...

For generations, our hair was known as a sacred extension of us that should be respected, carrying energy and spirituality. This is why so many of our mothers would say, “Don’t let people at school ...

"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.