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A growing wave of African Americans are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their history and culture, or ...
John McWhorter is a linguist who describes himself as Black, not African American. In a New York Times op-ed, McWhorter makes ...
Other African countries have attracted even larger numbers of African Americans. Ghana, which launched a “Year of the Return” ...
As some are suggesting Black Americans keep their braiding business to themselves, one African braider responds.
EDWARDSVILLE Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation ...
TikTok creators are dragging African braid shops, sparking heated debates on who holds the power of the Black dollar.
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - Robert Walker, the first African American mayor of Vicksburg, passed away on Tuesday. This ...
Althea Gibson shattered barriers in tennis and beyond by becoming the first Black athlete to win major titles and blaze a ...
The event brings people together to support Black-owned businesses, celebrate African and African-American culture and share African history.
In 1995, the Akron African American Cultural Association added a health pavilion to the event to offer health and wellness ...
Sacramento city leaders are looking to commemorate African American History in Sacramento by considering naming 12 historic ...
By Erin O'Toole, High Country News, July 22, 2025 Summer heat has many people dreaming about escaping to the cool air of the ...