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 ...

Celebrate Independence Day with unique Black American traditions. Explore 8 vibrant ways to honor freedom and heritage ...

From rural reservations to shebeens or speakeasies (bars) - wherever black people gathered, they were talking about Ashe's ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds gathered to kick off the Juneteenth block party and celebrations at the African American Museum in Philadelphia ...

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 ...