Three months still remained before Inauguration Day, but staffers had already begun ... To simply point to Obama’s white mother, or to his African father, or even to his rearing in Hawaii ...

That day (the ... the first African Americans on the interstate lines, his son Daniel Simmons Jr. says proudly. Some of his earliest memories feature long rides in his father’s motor coach ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

But Father’s Day took a little while longer to get off the ground, due to gender norms of the time. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac and author of “American Fatherhood: A Cultural ...

Mother's Day is around the corner, but it's never too early to start thinking of ways to honor dear ole dad. Father's Day – the annual holiday celebrating dads, father figures and other paternal ...

BEACHWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - Outrage is growing Monday over a report that a man took out 100 books from Beachwood Public Library only to burn them. The books were reportedly on Jewish history, African ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The oldest African American Baptist church on Staten Island, St. Philip’s Baptist Church, turns 155 years old on Sunday, May 18. To mark the occasion, a special ...

Father’s Day rolls around, and somehow ... And here’s $300 worth of American Wagyu to prove it. For a limited time, receive a free Grilling Pack including Smoked Beef Sausage and two Snake ...

According to leading genealogists, Pope Leo’s family history reveals a deep and complex African American lineage ... “I would definitely tell the Holy Father to come to New Orleans ...

The four-day conference is a significant event dedicated to repositioning and redefining the concepts of authenticity and integrity in the context of African heritage. It is organised by UNESCO ...

Not only were their original psych-rock tunes on a particularly inspired level, but they had a knack for turning covers into songs that sound wholly original. The band took Bob Dylan’s “It’s ...

Excitement is sweeping the globe and the city of Tulsa after the election of the first American pope, Pope Leo XIV, who has personal connections to the local Catholic community. Father Brian O ...