FORT SMITH, Ark. — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may ...

“I am an American…but today, I am something more. I am an African too.” Tours to Bunce Island usually leave by boat from Freetown and take about 45 minutes.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is now the target of a decidedly anti-Black president. Credit: Courtesy image Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” targets the Smithsonian Institution — which has, he contends, “come under ...

Clarke Central High School is offering AP African American Studies for the first time in the 2024-25 school year while Cedar Shoals High School has been teaching the class since the 2023-24 school ...

Order suggests aiming at what conservatives see as revisionist history Order singles out National Museum of African American History and Culture Order says Biden administration "pushed a divisive ...