Malcolm X was immortalized in Spike Lee's biographical movie in 1992. The filmmaker told Newsweek why the life and message of the civil rights leader still resonates on the 100th anniversary of his ...

A mayor’s meeting with a Ndebele ‘king’ has drawn government ire, reviving a deeper debate over whose history Harare allows.

As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government ...

The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin ...

How did Sarah Forbes Bonetta escape slavery in Africa, reach England and become a beloved goddaughter of Queen Victoria?

Kohl stripped Test cricket of its ornamental restraint and dressed it in muscle and intent. He walked into hostile grounds ...

"African American history has always suffered from neglect. But currently it is under attack. The assault comes from two ...

The historic election of The Rev. Canon Dr. Ashley Null to be the first elected Bishop of North Africa marks a milestone in ...

The city of Montevallo and the Montevallo Legacy Project celebrated the city’s rich history by dedicating three new markers on the African American Heritage Trail on Sunday, May 4.

The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but ...

This discovery is just an additional reminder of how interwoven we are as Americans," a genealogist announced.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House ...