On the surface, it sounds like an act of calculated advantage-seeking. After all, Columbia, like most elite universities then ...

For Juneteenth, here's our growing database of African American burial grounds in New Jersey — and what they mean to us today ...

Dr. Carolyn Carter, a historian and genealogist, discussed the challenges and importance of tracing African American family ...

In 1979, UNESCO named Elmina Castle a World Heritage Site for its central role in the transatlantic slave trade. Because of ...

In a year which has proven particularly challenging for diversity-focused nonprofits, the Evansville African American Museum ...

A local nonprofit is using education as a tool to unlock Black excellence. School is out for summer, but a group of scholars is learning a very important lesson. It's an educational seminar put on by ...

Paterson resident David Benjamin wanted to know more about his African American ancestors who once lived across North Jersey. After doing some research, he found that some were buried in what's ...

Lara Downes sits down with the brilliant jazz harpist to discuss the power of female lineage in the worlds of jazz and ...

The International African American Museum is getting ready to host thier signature yearly Juneteenth celebration, J.O.Y., or Juneteenth on the Yard.This event ...

In collaboration with the genealogists at American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, we were able to identify more than 100 people going back 15 generations and discovered a wealth ...