NEW YORK (WABC) -- The African American Day Parade (AADP) took to the streets in Harlem once again on Sunday in a celebration of Black culture, heritage and excellence. This year marked the 56th ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX 11) — African American pride was on full display as the 56th annual African American Day Parade kicked off in Harlem Sunday. The streets of Harlem came alive as hundreds ...

US singers Lauryn Hill and Ciara received their citizenship in July. Filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee have also been made Benin’s ambassadors to the African-American population in ...

(RNS) — W. James Abbington Jr., an expert on Black religious music known for his editing, teaching and playing of congregational music, has died at the age of 65. GIA Publications, for whom he worked ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

CHARLOTTE — The 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival returns Saturday at the Carole Hoefener Center in Uptown Charlotte. The free event will feature food, music, dancing and more to ...

Today in History for Oct. 21: In 1555, Queen Mary of England launched a persecution campaign against Protestants that resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people.

Inside a white tent with a wooden fireplace in the middle, about two dozen African girls slipped off their shoes, sat on ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office made history last week by welcoming its first African American Chief Deputy - the first in its 293 year history. Tuesday was the official ...

Accra, Ghana – Ashley Haruna never intended to stay in Ghana. But everything changed for the 28-year-old health coach when she stood facing a dark cell inside the stone walls of Cape Coast Castle. As ...

In an interview with FRANCE 24 in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, the producer Tonya Lewis Lee, discussed their appointment as thematic ...

This year's theme is "Empowering Leaders, Celebrating Legends." Seyoum Mengesha, Jeff Cannady, and Melissa Blue Muhammad were the honorees. The president and CEO of the African American Chamber of ...