Africa and Black Americans -- Captives transported, 1619-ca. 1850 -- A diasporic people, 1630-ca. 1850 -- Those who were free, ca. 1770-1859 -- Those who were enslaved, ca. 1770-1859 -- Civil War and ...

For the first time, an African-American reached the quarterfinals (or better) in all five of the professional disciplines—men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist argues that David Henry Hwang's play makes one think about "who belongs in America and who gets to define who is American, or American enough, for whom." ...

He broke racial barriers as the first African American principal in Brevard Public Schools following desegregation, leading Cocoa High School for 23 years.

After their bodies were dismembered over a century ago and their skulls sent to Germany in racially-biased phrenology research, the remains of 19 African Americans have been returned to New ...

New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century.

Harvard University has agreed to turn over 175-year-old photographs of enslaved people to a museum in South Carolina, ending a yearslong battle led by a woman who says the images include her ...