One Sunday in May 1917, on the first day of services at the newly built First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, the congregation celebrated with a processional and mortgage burning.

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

From Canada and the United Kingdom to Costa Rica and Australia, Black people's impact extends far beyond US borders. Here's how Black History Month is celebrated in some unexpected places.

Black History Month reminds us that it's an appropriate time to reflect on our nation's relentless struggles for freedom, especially those courageous people whose heroic efforts advanced the cause of ...

As part of Black History Month, WMUR is showcasing spots people can visit along the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.

Sen. Jim Banks sends a letter to Marco Rubio asking him to investigate reports that a foreign aid agency pushed abortion on Sierra Leone.

Celebrating Black History Month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, Joe Nuxhall Way, ...

Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician and activist Randall Ashe.

Outsydah, Nigeria’s rising Afro House star, shines with her latest singles, ‘Marina’ and ‘Lumora’. Blending African rhythms with global innovation, her music offers soulful melodies, energetic beats, ...

As such, this draft strategy should guide development, revision and implementation of mechanisms and tools, such as the Elephant Norms and Standards, the National Elephant Research Strategy, the ...

In 1935, Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women, an “organization of organizations” to unify African American women’s organizations under one major umbrella. The Mary McLeod Bethune ...

"In the wrong hands", Amy Jephta's new play could have become a "very conventional critique" of South Africa's deeply divided society, said Clive Davis in The Times. Yet this "quirky" satire "sends ...