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 ...

People look similar to me or you can say they look like me. It is not like going to Europe or going to some Latin American ...

Black American women's plan for an August 1 boycott of African braid shops and stores drains energy and resources from a ...

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 ...

McWhorter: In 1988, when the Rev. Jesse Jackson had a massive influence on the Black community, he basically declared that we ...

The Maryland Board of Public Works is expected to vote on funds for a memorial at the State House honoring African American ...

"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.

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 ...