African-American cemeteries across the nation are being neglected, leading to decay and erasure of Black history. Mount Auburn Cemetery is a notable exception.

Martha S. Jones’ new memoir draws on genealogical research and memories shared by relatives ...

The Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County's Black History Month workshop "Beginning African American Genealogy - The First Steps" will be hosted at the Moorhead Public Library at 118 5th St.

Are you looking for the best African-American male names? Check out this article for names from African, Hebrew, Arabic, and ...

A decision to move the remains of hundreds African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a ...

Hood Design Studio has designed the African Ancestors Memorial Garden at the International African American Museum in Charleston, United States. The African Ancestors Memorial Garden at Charleston ...

The graves of hundreds of African American tenant farmers and their families are being moved in Virginia to make way for an ...

Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge. But a report ...

Black and African American are often used interchangeably. African American is a term that some define as an ethnic group in ...

The Society of African American Studies hosted Black Maternal Health: A Panel Discussion from 1-2 p.m., on Friday, April 21 in the Center for Global Citizenship, Seminar Room 124A. A recording of the ...

meets with influential African American figures, like Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Maya Angelou, to piece together their genealogy and disclose captivating facts about their ancestors.

African American cemeteries have suffered neglect ... “I feel like we're reemphasizing the significance of our ancestors,” Bennett said. “It's been generations since people used that area to bury ...