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

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

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

The African American Class of 1975 from Gainesville High School marked a milestone this past weekend with its 50th class ...

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

The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival began with a post on a Yahoo! chat room. In 2002, co-founder Stephanie ...

"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.

WASHINGTON — Most Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time, which colors how they view U.S. institutions like policing, the political system ...

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

For more on the demographics of the U.S. Black population, see “ The Growing Diversity of Black America.” The number of immigrants to the U.S. who are Black has been growing in recent years (10% of ...

My dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; the fence, or the rail by the stairs, or the front door, existed in a ...