SHREVEPORT, La. - The African American Parade Celebration in Shreveport will celebrate its 37th year on Saturday with a big parade. The theme is African Americans and Labor. It is the largest ...

According to UW, he will be the first African American to serve as President. “I am honored to be joining the University of Washington and excited to lead this extraordinary public university in ...

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

From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” the presidency announced on Tuesday. “In the process, the Preside ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Abdi Latif Dahir ...

The latest is Floyd Russ, whose documentary series American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson premieres Jan. 29 on Netflix. The first trailer for the four-part series blends familiar details with novel ...

American workers are taking longer to find jobs. Data from the Labor Department out Thursday showed 1.89 million continuing weekly unemployment insurance claims were made during the week ending ...

As housing becomes increasingly costly, over 1 million Americans live without running water, even in affluent cities, new research shows. A paper published in the journal Nature Cities documents ...

Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released. Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody in a prisoner swap ...