In 1857, the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling denied Black citizenship, upheld slavery, and stands as one of the Court's ...

Susana Quinonez was born and raised on an abaca tree plantation along Ecuador's western coast where back-breaking work and ...

Recent books, The Heretic of Cacheu by Toby Green and Worlds of Unfreedom by Roquinaldo Ferreira, painstakingly recreate the ...

"We are a race that has never before existed ... as a majority of African-descended people begin their history in the United ...

During his official visit to Malaysia, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reflects on 300 years of shared history between the two nations, tracing cultural and ancestral links rooted in slavery ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Downtown Charleston’s International African American Museum will open an exhibit next week to serve as a national archive on family histories of slavery. The Speaking Truth ...

“At the beginning, I thought we were digging a deep hole for ourselves, as people feel so passionately about this character,” says Angus Gibson, the director and co-creator of South Africa’s ...

Detroit — Sunlight glints off the signature round dome of the Charles H. Museum of African American History in Detroit's Midtown on a recent weekday, a reminder that even in changing weather and ...

Over a hundred congregations have received up to a half-million dollars to repair deteriorating buildings and restore their place in their communities. Cynthia Gibbs grew up five miles from Taveau ...

The Springfield museum at the entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery has reopened after a 16-month hiatus. One of the museum's new exhibits was created by a former Hollywood set designer. The museum's board ...

(CNN) — French prosecutors are piecing together clues over the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa. Early findings, authorities said, suggest Mthethwa ...